Tymon, Wilmot - Stoke City injury news ahead of Carabao Cup game at Morecambe

Josh Tymon and Ben Wilmot will be assessed ahead of Stoke City's Carabao Cup tie at Morecambe - with perhaps one eye on making sure they are fit for the Championship game at Huddersfield this weekend.

Left wing-back Tymon, aged 23, played a key role in Stoke's opening win of the season at home to Blackpool on Saturday, setting up both goals before he limped off in the closing stages with an ankle problem. Centre-half Wilmot, aged 22, has a heel problem.

Summer signing Liam McCarron is on standby for his first competitive start, having scored for the under-21s in a friendly win over Luton on Friday, while Michael O'Neill has options such as Morgan Fox, Phil Jagielka and youngster David Okagbue in the middle of defence.

Assistant boss Dean Holden said: "Tymo picked up an ankle knock towards the end of the game. We're hoping he'll be all right for the weekend, we'll just have to see, it's swollen and bruised at the moment.

"Ben Wilmot has picked up a little heel thing but that's just precautionary at the moment."

O'Neill is expected to make changes in his first three-game week of the season.

Holden said: "Players have been training well and not had the time in the first team just yet so they will get a chance - but it will still be a team that we believe can go there and win the game. That's the most important thing. There are a couple of knocks from Saturday as well.

"It's not so much about resting players at this point of the season, it's game time for when players need it. It's going to be a squad game through the season and it's important that everyone gets minutes under their belt. They've all been training well.

"We do a lot of 11v11 in training and we've moved the selection around at times. There will be nothing new