​Both Norwich and Stoke are thought of by many as major relegation candidates. However, both of these teams have powerful will, which they showed in the previous two rounds of the English Premier League.

Despite losing to Man United in the first round of the Premier League, Tottenham players showed real class. With the players they have in the team, it would be a real surprise if they didn't beat Stoke on Saturday.

​Liverpool’s biggest humiliation last season happened against Stoke. In the last round of the 2014/2015 season, Stoke trashed them 6-1. Now, Liverpool is looking for revenge.

Burnley are 19th in the Premier League with 29 points. Overall Burnley have 6 wins, 11 draws and 19 losses. On the other hand Stoke City are in 9th position with 50 points

​Arsenal started the 2015th with a defeat to Southampton. They want to get right back with a good result against Stoke.

​Thibaut Curtois is still injured, which means Petr Cech will be between the posts for the 4th consecutive time. He has conceded 2 goals in 3 matches, but keeping a clean sheet on Monday shouldn’t be a big problem for him as Chelsea’s next opponent i

​Both Stoke and Crystal Palace have made a few surprises recently, in the Premier League. In the previous round, Stoke won against Arsenal, while Crystal Palace played draw with Tottenham.

​Arsenal have big injury problems in the last couple of week, but rather surprisingly, they’ve been doing very well. After beating WBA in the previous round of the Premier League, Arsenal will try to do the same against Stoke.

​Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal was under a lot of pressure a month ago, when his team was on the lower part of the table. However, at the moment, the Red Devils are on the 4th spot and have even bigger ambitions.

​Liverpool have been in a really bad form this season and must change something as soon as possible. That is why beating Stoke is of massive importance.