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Xherdan Shaqiri is amost certainly out of Stoke City's home game against Bournemouth tomorrow with a sprained ankle.

And Peter Crouch is a fresh doubt with a back spasm, but Joe Allen is back after concussion and Ryan Shawcross could be back to boost the heart of Stoke's defence after returning to training following a long-term back injury.

Manager Mark Hughes revealed this morning: "Joe is ok, Joe looks fine, so we are very hopeful he will be ok.

"He's trained for a couple of days without reaction, so we feel he will be back.

"Ryan is closer than he's ever been. If not this weekend, then next weekend. We will see on that one in terms of the Bournemouth game.

"That's the positives, but the negative is Xherdan Shaqiri's got a bad ankle sprain which he did in the game (v Man City last week), so he's a doubt at the moment.

"It's still sore. Initially, we thought it was a bang, but he's sprained it and he's in a lot of pain.

"It's more significant than we initially thought. We are not saying it's going to be weeks and weeks, but he might not be available to play this weekend.

"I think it’s touch and go with Shaq. We need to get to a point where the pain gets to a point where he can play his normal game.

"He needs that ability to change direction and if he isn’t quite right he’s not going to be effective."

And on Crouch he added: "He’s got a stiff back. We are checking him today. He’s got a spasm and hasn’t trained up to this point, but we are hopeful we can loosen him off today and he will be available."

Bruno Martins Indi is also a concern ahead of the Bournemouth game with a stiff calf.

Hughes confirmed that teenager Tom Edwards should be fit to train for Stoke City today after being stretchered off with an ankle injury at Manchester City last Saturday.

"Tom hasn't trained all week. He went over on his ankle and got a right bang on it. He may well train today, so we will have to monitor how he does."