The Potters manager said: "I'm disappointed. They [Middlesbrough] have lost their last five but there is too much naivety - we make poor decisions at times - which means either a promising move breaks down or we take the wrong option.

Manhoef, Ben Wilmot and Nathan Lowe are called into the Stoke side that lost at Norwich on Saturday, with Junior Tchamadeu and Ben Pearson taking places on the bench. Wilmot is expected to start at right-back while Lowe will lead the line.

Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Middlesbrough in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.