Battle Royal

Alex McLeish's Brimingham host fellow midlanders Stoke City at St Andrews on Saturday in what will surely be a battle in the English winter. These two sides will take no prisoners in this one. Stoke have a reputation for being a strong, physical side, who don't play the prettiest of football.

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