Forwards and formation
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The top forwards who will not take the field this week are Loic Remy, Andy Carroll and Xherdan Shaqiri. Loic Remy, out on loan from Chelsea, succumbed to a thigh injury during training and has been sent back to Chelsea for treatment. The pacy forward will return to Crystal Palace only once he approaches fitness.
After picking up a knee injury during West Ham’s Europa play-off fixture, Carroll is ruled out till mid-September. With Andre Ayew and Diafra Sakho already out with injuries, Slaven Bilic’s side is now short of options for the forward position following the tall striker’s injury.
Xherdan Shaqiri suffered a calf injury during the opening day fixture against Bournemouth and has failed to make an appearance since. Stoke City are currently at the bottom of the table having secured just one point so far and Potters boss manager Mark Hughes will hope that he returns to fitness at the earliest and helps convert their poor start to the league.
They line up as follows:
