Stoke set pre-season programme

Last updated : 01 June 2011 By BBC Sport

The FA Cup runners-up have also arranged friendly matches at Newport County, Newport YMCA, Brentford, Aldershot and Sheffield Wednesday.

Tony Pulis' side are due to play the first leg of their third qualifying round of the Europa League on 28 July.

The second leg follows a week later, with their first Premier League fixture set for 13 August.

Meanwhile, Stoke have released defenders Abdoulaye Faye and Ibrahima Sonko, as well as striker Eidur Gudjohnsen, after deciding not to offer the trio new contracts.

Faye joined the club from Newcastle for ?2.25m in August 2008 and was a regular starter in his first two years at the Britannia Stadium, winning the club's player of the year award in 2008/9.

However, the form of Ryan Shawcross and Robert Huth left Faye short of first-team action last season.

Sonko also joined Stoke in August 2008 but made just 17 appearances and spent the last two seasons on loan at Hull and Portsmouth.

Gudjohnsen arrived on a free transfer from Monaco in August but made just five substitute appearances for the Potters and spent the final four months of the campaign on loan at Fulham.

Source: BBC Sport

Source: BBC Sport