Guy Butters is set for a recall to the Brighton line-up for their final Championship game of the campaign against Stoke on Sunday.

Butters is set to replace Paul McShane as the on-loan defender has returned to Manchester United for a hernia operation.

The veteran defender is set to partner Adam Hinshelwood as the Seagulls look to end a disappointing season on a high.

Young midfielder Dean Hammond will miss the game through suspension following his sending-off against Sheffield Wednesday.

Teenagers Joe Gatting and Doug Loft put themselves in line for a return to the first team with strong performances in the reserves' 2-1 win over Wycombe in midweek.

Johan Boskamp will be without Paul Gallagher for what is likely to be the Dutchman's last game in charge of Stoke.

Boskamp is set to return to his homeland at the end of the season, while Gallagher has been recalled by Blackburn for their final three matches.

Strikers Sambegou Bangoura (knee) and Hannes Sigurdsson (hernia), winger Luke Chadwick (hamstring) and defender Andy Wilkinson (ankle) are ruled out, while John Eustace and Kevin Harper are long-term absentees.

However, Boskamp has midfielders Josip Skoko and Junior (both groin) available, with winger Peter Sweeney (calf) and defender Lewis Buxton (hamstring) also hoping to be included.