Jon Walters opened his account for Stoke as Tony Pulis' side saw off Shrewsbury in the Carling Cup.
Potters through against Shrews but Begovic absent
Jon Walters opened his account for Stoke as Tony Pulis' side booked their place in the third round of the Carling Cup with victory over Shrewsbury.
But there are doubts over the future of goalkeeper Asmir Begovic after he was left out of the squad amid speculation he could be on his way to Chelsea.
Carlo Nash was promoted to the starting XI to deputise for Begovic, who only moved to the Britannia Stadium from Portsmouth in the winter transfer window.
Stoke took this second-round match by the scruff of the neck in the first half when they scored twice without reply through Walters and Tuncay. Steve Leslie got a late consolation for the League Two side.
It was Walters' first goal for the club. The former Ipswich forward, who arrived last week, got on the end of a cross from Matthew Etherington to send a glancing header beyond goalkeeper Chris Neal in the 26th minute.
This time there was no dispute about Walters' effort. He thought he had equalised in stoppage time against Tottenham on Saturday only for referee Chris Foy to allow play to continue.
Shrewsbury suffered a further blow in the 37th minute and again Etherington was the provider.
The midfielder's delivery into the area was met by Tuncay and for the second time in the space of 11 minutes Neal was beaten by a header.
Pressure
Then Whelan thumped in a shot from distance the goalkeeper did well to parry as Stoke kept up the pressure.
Stoke were not content to sit on their lead and Etherington surged forward in the 54th minute and drove in a shot that caught Neal on the hop. The goalkeeper was grateful to turn it around the post for a corner.
Shrewsbury were finding it difficult getting out of their own half and Whelan was off-target from distance before Michael Tonge dragged a shot wide of the post.
Pulis decided to shake things up and brought on Ricardo Fuller for Tuncay in the 67th minute with Chelsea to come on Saturday.
The sight of Fuller coming on the pitch must have been slightly un-nerving for Shrewsbury, given he scored against Tottenham.
However to their credit they pulled a goal back in the 79th minute through Leslie, who headed in at the back post.
Leslie took full advantage after Ryan Shawcross and then Nash failed to deal with a routine cross from Sean McAllister.
Walters should have restored Stoke's two-goal advantage in the 85th minute but he somehow clipped his close-range effort wide of the post.
