Pulis takes his Stoke side to Wolves in their opening Premier League fixture

Stoke City began their pre-season campaign with a 1-0 defeat against Turkish champions Bursaspor in Austria.

Ibrahim Ozturk scored the only goal of the game on 33 minutes, heading in a corner from close range.

Potters manager Tony Pulis utilised the majority of his squad, including goalkeeper Carlo Nash, in searing temperatures in Irdning.

Matthew Etherington, who agreed a new four-year contract on Sunday, missed the match because of a knee injury.

Stoke will remain in Austria until the weekend for further altitude training in readiness for the start of the season, although they are not scheduled to play any further matches.

The friendly with Bursaspor was only arranged on Monday, while Pulis waited to assess the physical condition of his squad.

Upon their return to England, the Potters play friendlies against Notts County, Nantwich Town, Newcastle Town, Derby County, Burnley, Bristol Rovers and Wrexham.

Their opening Premier League fixture is away at Wolves on Saturday, 14 August.

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