Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino on Sky Sports: "Of course I watched the Leicester v West Ham game, I was with Daniel Levy drinking wine at my house. It was a good result for us, Leicester dropped two points and now we have to do our job. We have to win otherwise it doesn't matter that Leicester dropped points.

"It is an opportunity, a chance for us. We have five games to play and the gap is big but we can reduce it. If we want to win the league we must win."

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Mark Hughes reacts to last week's 4-1 defeat at Liverpool by making four changes - with Shay Given making his first Premier League start for the Potters two days before his 40th birthday.

Midfielder Glenn Whelan and forward Marko Arnautovic also start, while full-back Marc Muniesa replaces suspended Erik Pieters.

Stoke XI: Given, Cameron, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Muniesa, Whelan, Imbula, Shaqiri, Afellay, Arnautovic, Bojan.

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Tottenham are unchanged from the side that defeated Manchester United 3-0 at White Hart Lane on 10 April.

Spurs XI: Lloris, Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Dier, Dembele, Lamela, Eriksen, Alli, Kane.

Leicester City

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The title race took another twist this afternoon with the news that Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association for his behaviour following his second-half sending-off against West Ham.

It means that Vardy could now face a two-game ban instead of one.

The FA has also charged Leicester with failing to control their players after an 83rd-minute penalty was given to the visitors.

Both the player and the club have until 18:00 BST on Thursday, 21 April to reply to the charges.

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Map out the road to Premier League glory by predicting the scores for all the games this season. See how your guesses fare against other supporters and pundit Mark Lawrenson, plus get feedback from BBC Sport's team including Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer.  

Can you beat Lawro? Play here!

We are talking short stays at your clubs. Hit me...

Hamza Derby: Paul Jewell was West Brom's assistant coach for 1 week last summer before resigning.

Adam: Steve Coppell quitting as Manchester City manager after 33 days!

BBC Radio 5 Live

Kelly Cates is already under way with an hour of build-up on 5 live to tonight's big game. Listen on the radio, online or on your DAB.

You can also of course listen at the top of the page. Just press play. 

Pat Murphy
BBC Midlands football reporter

"David Moyes is interested in the Aston Villa manager's job but is yet to be contacted by the relegated club.

"Nearly six months after being sacked by Real Sociedad, Moyes is keen to get back into football and is attracted by the challenge of reviving Villa.

"The 52-year-old has watched them live recently and would be receptive to talks but is aware doubts over next season's budget could delay matters.

"Nigel Pearson remains the favourite with bookmakers to take over."

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Marko Arnautovic has been involved in 15 goals in the Premier League this season (scored 10, assisted five), more than any other Stoke player in a single Premier League campaign.

He is back in the side tonight. 

Stoke boss Mark Hughes has admitted that if it comes to down to him or Spurs for West Brom striker Saido Berahino this summer, he doesn't expect to be welcoming Saido to Staffordshire.

"By all accounts, Spurs will always have an interest in quite a few players we are interested in," Hughes said., external

Acknowledging Tottenham's impending Champions League qualification, he continued: "Given a choice, we are realistic. If a player has a choice of Spurs and Stoke, and even though we can pitch up and make a good case for them to come here, they may feel Spurs is a more attractive option and we have to accept that."

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Stoke make four changes from the side battered at Anfield last time out - most notably Shay Given starting in goal.

Shay Given! He's 40 on Wednesday.

Tottenham are unchanged. Full team news to come.

The problems at Aston Villa continue to mount as this afternoon David Bernstein and Lord King resigned from the club's board after the briefest of stays.

Which got me thinking about the players or managers who have graced your club for an incredibly short time.

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Who cleared off before the ink on their contract was dry? And why?

We are not after loan signings here, obviously. Or Leeds managers...

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Let us know your best short stay stories by texting in on 81111 (UK only) or tweeting us at #bbcfootball.

If you got someone's name on the back of your shirt only to see them flee within weeks, even better...

• Stoke did the double over Tottenham last season but have lost two of the last three home meetings.
• Spurs let slip a 2-0 lead when the teams drew 2-2 at White Hart Lane in August.
• There have been seven red cards in seven Premier League games between Spurs and Stoke at the Britannia Stadium, with only one of those matches not seeing a dismissal.

The Tottenham coach has arrived as Harry Kane is the first player into the dressing room, followed by Eric Dier and Dele Alli. The young England trio have been at the spine of Spurs' success so far - can they go again tonight?

John Murray
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

"So after Leicester dropped points for the first time since 1 March this presents Tottenham with a long-awaited opportunity to exert a little pressure on the leaders.

"With games running out, it's an opportunity Spurs simply have to take now that Leicester need a maximum of eight points to become champions.

"However, it is the Britannia Stadium and, even though Stoke lost miserably at Anfield last time out, their home ground remains a daunting venue for the leading clubs.

"In fact, the other members of the Premier League's top five have all failed to beat Stoke there this season."

Spurs fans may have been dreaming of lifting the Premier League trophy after all in the 94th minute of Sunday's cracker between Leicester and West Ham.

But the merest brush of Andy Carroll's hip on Jeff Schlupp handed Leicester a late penalty - one which Leo Ulloa smashed home.

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It means that the Foxes remain firmly in the driving seat. But Tottenham are the noisy back-seat drivers causing a nuisance...

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Eight points behind - with 15 up for grabs.

That's the gap facing Tottenham as they aim to chase down Leicester at the top of the Premier League.

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Win at Stoke tonight and the gap will be just five points with four games to go. Spurs would really dial up the pressure on the Foxes.

But a defeat at the Britannia this evening - a ground where they were soundly beaten last May - would shove Leicester even closer to that maiden title win.

Never mind your wet Wednesday night in Stoke nonsense - it's all about whether Spurs can master it on a mild Monday.

Over to you MP & co...

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