Stoke City fullback Glen Johnson is expected to be fit for their clash with Sunderland.

The right-back has returned home from England's training camp at St George's Park in Burton after he had been a shock call-up for the national team for the first time since the 2014 World Cup.

A minor knee injury has ruled him out of interim manager Gareth Southgate's first match in charge, a World Cup qualifier against Malta on Saturday.

The Sentinel says Stoke are hoping the 32-year-old will be fine by the following weekend, when the Potters host fellow strugglers Sunderland in the Premier League.