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Fuller has served a two-match ban for picking up 10 bookings (Getty)Stoke City's first-team coach Mark O'Connor has said the return of Ricardo Fuller to the squad is a massive boost.
The Jamaica international has been absent from the Potters side while serving a two-match suspension.
The 28-year-old, who is Stoke's top scorer this season with 14 goals, will be back for Monday's match with Crystal Palace at the Britannia Stadium.
O'Connor told BBC Radio Stoke: "Having Ric back is a big plus and it's looking as positive as it could be."
Fuller, who signed from Southampton in 2006, has not scored for City since the 4-2 win at Wolves in February.
The manager has got a really difficult choice, but it's a choice you'd rather have
Stoke coach Mark O'Connor
Highly-rated centre-half Ryan Shawcross will also be available for Monday's match after a two-match ban.
O'Connor said the return of the pair is great news and gives manager Tony Pulis more options to choose from. "We'll have a little bit more time to work with the team. With all the suspensions that have been served now we're hoping to have a fully fit squad to pick from. "The manager has got a really difficult choice, but it's a choice you'd rather have."
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