TONY PULIS named a strong side for Stoke City's FA Cup third round tie against York City . . . despite the absence of key defenders Ryan Shawcross and Abdoulaye Faye.

City's manager called up Leon Cort and recalled Danny Collins from the bench with Shawcross serving a one match suspension and Faye resting a niggling injury problem.

Pulis also named Ricardo Fuller alongside James Beattie in attack with Tuncay relegated to the substitute's bench after starting the last five matches.

York had their 25-goal leading scorer Richard Brodie leading their attack.

CITY (4-4-2): Sorensen; Huth, Cort, Higginbotham, Collins, Lawrence, Delap, Whitehead, Etherington; Beattie, Fuller. Sub: Simonsen, Whelan, Sidibe, Pugh, Tuncay, Tonge, Wilkinson.

YORK (4-4-2) Ingham; Parslow, McGurk, Graham, Meredith; Lawless, Barrett, Mackin, Carruthers; Brodie, Rankine. Subs: Mimms, Purkiss, Ferrell, Gash, Pacquette, Sangare, Gall.

REFEREE: Mike Jones