Squad sheets: Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers

While attention has been focused on Steve Kean's struggles at Blackburn, Stoke have got off to their worst start in a Premier League season: they have lost their last four league games and are now just three points above the relegation places. Jonathan Woodgate is fit for the home side but Peter Crouch is a doubt with a groin injury and will have a late fitness test. The same injury is likely to rule out Blackburn's Chris Samba, whose side picked up a sliver of momentum with their thrilling comeback to draw 3-3 with Wigan last weekend. Tom Lutz Venue Britannia Stadium, Saturday 12.45pm Tickets £25-35 (01782 367599) Last season Stoke 1 Blackburn 0 Referee Mark Halsey This season's matches 6 Y 17, R 0, 2.83 cards per game Odds Stoke 4-5 Blackburn 4-1 Draw 13-5 Stoke Subs from Begovic, Nash, Soares, Fuller, Wilson, Diao, Whitehead, Upson, Tonge, Wilkinson, Shotton, Jerome, Palacios Doubtful Crouch (groin), Delap (back), Etherington (back) Injured Sidibe (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form guide LLLLWL Disciplinary record Y23 R0 Leading scorer Walters 4 Blackburn Subs from Bunn, Nelsen, Petrovic, Slew, Rochina, Blackman, Goodwillie, Vukcevic, Roberts, Hanley, Henley, Lowe, Anderson Doubtful Nelsen (match fitness), Olsson (hamstring), Samba (hamstring), Vukcevic (broken nose) Injured Grella (hip, unknown) Suspended Dunn (one match) Form guide DLDLDL Disciplinary record Y31 R2 Leading scorer Yakubu 5 Match pointers • Stoke have won four of their last five league meetings with Blackburn, and Rovers have failed to score in four of those • Blackburn last won at the Britannia Stadium in April 1990 when David Mail scored the only goal of the game • Stoke have let in 14 goals in their last four top-flight games, as many as they had conceded in the previous 14 • Yakubu Ayegbeni's goal against Wigan last week (timed at 98min 16sec) was the latest of the season so far • Jonathan Walters has scored in four of his last five home appearances, including the last three in a row