Stoke XI: Butland, Bardsley, Wollscheid, Cameron, Pieters, Whelan, Imbula, Shaqiri, Afellay, Arnautovic, Walters.
Aston Villa XI: Bunn, Hutton, Okore, Lescott, Cissokho, Bacuna, Gana, Westwood, Veretout, Gil, Agbonlahor.
Stoke 2-0 Aston Villa
After many made an early exit in the 6-0 humiliation against Liverpool two weeks ago, some Aston Villa fans are heading home again.
They conceded four within 13 minutes against the Reds. It's two within five at the Britannia Stadium.
While their fans go home, Villa are heading for the Championship.
A goal and an assist from Marko Arnautovic! The Austrian gets his head on to a cross from the left, the ball goes straight up in the air and the Austrian then chests it into the net.
Brilliant stuff from him, not so from the Villa defence. Keeper Mark Bunn was in the back of the net before the ball.
Two goals within five minutes from Arnautovic.
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Stoke have the lead after midfielder Ashley Westwood barges into full-back Phil Bardsley and brings him down, while referee Kevin Friend instantly points to the spot.
Marko Arnautovic - Stoke's best player so far - sends the ball down the middle as Mark Bunn dives out the way and the home team have the lead.
Aston Villa have it all to do.
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Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
An error from Jores Okore allows Stoke to lunch the first meaningful attack of the second period but the defender is able to recover and head clear Xherdan Shaqiri's cross.
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
The second half is under way...
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
Here's how it's looking in the other Premier League matches at half-time after West Ham's 1-0 win over Sunderland in the lunchtime kick-off.
As you can see, not a lot to get excited about elsewhere either...
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Well, that was scrappy and undistinguished. A half sorely lacking in inspiration or a chance worthy of the name.
Stoke, unsurprisingly, have created more with Marko Arnautovic their chief threat but the closest we have come to a breakthrough was Villa defender Jores Okore's near own goal, which was well saved by Mark Bunn.
Let's hope for more to get excited about in the second half.
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
Two minutes of added time...
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
Aston Villa right-back Alan Hutton is booked for taking too long over a throw-in.
Half-time is close but that's silly from Hutton. At risk for the rest of the game now.
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
Two more corners in quick succession from Xherdan Shaqiri - the first is poor while the second is better but a Stoke player is unable to get on the end of it.
Villa then break forward but Alan Hutton's cross is cleared.
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
Image source, OptaStoke are having the majority of possession, as we can see from the action areas above, but Aston Villa are now looking more comfortable.
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
Stoke's fourth corner and again Xherdan Shaqiri's delivery is poor, not getting past the first defender on the near post.
Got to do better than that.
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Stoke have not scored in 11 of their 26 league games so far this season and only Newcastle and Aston Villa have a worse record. Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised it's still scoreless.
The first booking of the game goes to Villa's Idrissa Gana for a clumsy tackle on Erik Pieters.
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
Stoke have a free-kick towards the right touchline but Xherdan Shaqiri's delivery is weak and easily cleared. The home team's set-pieces have been a let-down so far. Very little to work with if you're a striker or big, bustling centre-back who's gone forward.
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
Super challenge from Aston Villa's Jores Okore on Ibrahim Afellay inside the penalty area. Very easy to concede a spot-kick there but the Danish centre-back timed his tackle perfectly.
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
Right-back Alan Hutton is starting to get forward for Aston Villa and Stoke's Marko Arnautovic is spoken to referee Kevin Friend after bringing down the Scot.
The visitors are looking more comfortable now. Midfielder Ashley Westwood has a pop from long range but is well off target.
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Cheeky stuff from the Stoke City Twitter account after Joleon Lescott's Twitter troubles following the 6-0 Liverpool defeat...
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