Saido Berahino is off the bench and warming up. It could soon be time for the West Brom striker, as Craig Gardner skies a first-time shot from the edge of the box for the home team.

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The Stoke attack is all coming down the right so far in the second half, and it was the source of Xherdan Shaqiri's chance.

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That's better. A neat triangle between Glen Johnson, Marko Arnautovic and Xherdan Shaqiri but the Swiss' shot rolls tamely straight to Boaz Myhill.

He should have done more with that.

Five minutes played of the second half and no improvement so far. The ball pinging between the sides with no structure and little skill. 

Both teams keep going down cul-de-sacs. The fans do their best to encourage an improvement but they are feeding off scraps.

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Bojan and Ibrahim Afellay get the second half under way for Stoke. No changes from either side.

Come on, lads. Let's have something to get excited about.

Stoke have enjoyed the better of the possession, and had seven shots to West Brom's five, but they have looked subdued so far. Glen Johnson had their best effort, which was pushed away by Boaz Myhill.

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Not much happening elsewhere in the Premier League either. West Ham beat Liverpool 2-0 in the early game but Sunderland are the only side to find the net so far in the 3pm kick-offs.

They are playing Aston Villa.

Is everyone sluggish from too much turkey?

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It started off well enough but, Darren Fletcher's miss aside, there was not a lot to report in the final 20 minutes of the first half.

West Brom had the better openings but little in it in truth.

One minute of added time...

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The best opening so far and it falls to West Brom captain Darren Fletcher, right of the penalty area, 12 yards out.

He has time and space but slices it wide, off the outside of his right boot.

A bad miss. I can't even headline that 'close' because it was well off target.

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It's all very quiet and subdued at The Hawthorns, on and off the pitch. Craig Gardner looks for the run of Rickie Lambert but the ball skips off the slick pitch into Jack Butland's arms.

That's about as exciting as it gets at the moment.

An unusual one. A slight delay as Ryan Shawcross's captain's armband has split and won't stay on his body. He has to wear one, but referee Lee Mason allows him to stay on the pitch before a new one is supplied.

On the pitch Stoke have four corners in quick succession but can't make them count. 

No they can't. Chris Brunt's delivery doesn't get past the near post and is easily cleared.

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Not much doing at the moment, neat passing but neither side threatening to open the scoring.

Hang on, Erik Pieters concedes a corner to West Brom. Can they make anything of it?

Marko Arnautovic has sight of goal but his shot from the right of the penalty area lacks oomph and is easily smothered by Boaz Myhill. 

Stoke spread the play from left to right and back again but West Brom, who kept a league-high 17 clean sheets in 2015, look secure and Mark Hughes' men are unable to get closer than 20 yards from goal.

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While West Brom's attack is fairly balanced, Stoke favoured the left-hand side in the opening 20 minutes within 43.2% of their attacks coming from that side.

However, Bojan, Marko Arnautovic and Xherdan Shaqiri have been kept fairly quiet so far.

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Glen Johnson cuts in from the right and puts his laces though one with his left foot and Boaz Myhill has to stretch to make the save with Marko Arnautovic ducking in front of him.

Excellent start from West Brom and Jonny Evans is in the thick of the action again, stretching to turn in Gareth McAuley's flick-on at the far post three yards out but he can't quite get enough on it.