Stoke have named their 25 man squad and the ommisions of Malian striker Mama Sidibe, who is currently injured with a ruptured achilles tendon, and Andrew Davies, who was last seen in about 1976, are the only decisions made by Potters boss Tony Pulis.
Sidibe and Davies will now be unable to play a Premier League game for the Potters until January, when the squad can be altered.
The squad named by the Potters is as follows:
Asmir Begovic
Danny Higginbotham
Robert Huth
Danny Collins
Glenn Whelan
Eidur Gudjohnsen
Tom Soares
Kenwyne Jones
Ricardo Fuller
Marc Wilson
Danny Pugh
Salif Diao
Jermaine Pennant
Ryan Shawcross
Dean Whitehead
Jon Walters
Tuncay
Michael Tonge
Rory Delap
Abdoulaye Faye
Matthew Etherington
Carlo Nash
Andy Wilkinson
Thomas Sorensen
Ryan Shotton