A final long throw, and maybe chance, for Stoke, Delap launches it into the penalty area but Everton manage to clear.

Great chance for Yakubu after sloppy defending from Shawcross but Sorensen rushes out and smothers his effort.

Four minutes of added time, Jo's shot from close range was blocked before Heitinga hit a cross way too long and it evades everyone.

Etherington bursts forward, Delap and Huth then play a neat one two before Cahill wins the ball for Everton then wins a free-kick, nice passage of play from Stoke and well defended by Cahill.

Etherington's corner is met by Huth but he heads over the bar, had it been on target it wouldn't have counted as the referee has awarded Everton a free-kick.

Another Delap throw level with the Everton penalty area, this time Stoke win a corner.

Delap launches a long throw into the Everton box, Beattie gets the flick on but Howard comes out of his goal to claim the ball.

Fellaini hits a wicked shot from all of 30 yards but it takes a deflection and Everton have a corner. Baines takes but Sorensen punches clear.

Good play from Heitinga to block Etherington's cross, Stoke have a corner. Etherington takes the corner but Saha clears with Shawcross lurking.

A great cross from Saha finds Cahill but the Australian heads straight at Sorensen.

Billy's shot is well wide of Sorensen's right hand post, Everton look the more likely at the moment to nick a winner.

Fellaini's cross finds Saha who heads goal wards but it is far too weak and Sorensen catches comfortably.

Nice play from Stoke, Diao and Beattie combine to set up Fuller but he scuffs his shot and misses the target.

Another effort from range from Billy, who looks a decent player, but he hits it straight at Sorensen in the Stoke goal.

Rory Delap's long throw causes problems in the Everton box but Cahill clears for another Stoke throw in a dangerous place - well with Delap in your team anyway. Everton eventually win a free kick in their own half.

Billy tries his luck from range, it takes a deflection but Sorensen readjusts and saves well.

Fellaini and Cahill have pushed forward for Everton now as the home side look to take all three points, Stoke are defending well though and they've slowed the pace down to halt Everton's attacks.

Osman tries his luck from range but his effort is high and wide.

Well that was against the run of play but now Stoke are maintaining possession well, break in play as Fuller is down injured.

Everton looking lievly in the opening stages, Faye guilty of sloppy play as he concedes a corner, Billy's corner is met by Fellaini but Sorensen saves easily.

Good defending from Distin to deny Fuller the chance to shoot, Everton are turning the screw a bit now and you feel they'll score sooner rather than later.

Everton win three successive corners, the home side try to play it short and work it into the box but Billy's cross evades everyone and goes out for a Stoke goal kick.

Osman fires a a wicked shot with his right foot but Sorensen makes a wonder save, the resulting corner is met by Cahill but again Sorensen denies the Australian.

Great pressure from Everton, Billy's cross is cleared by Faye before Collins concedes a corner, which Stoke scramble clear.

Delap fouls Rodwell level with the Stoke penalty area to hand Everton a free-kick, that should have been a booking as it happens, Billy takes for the home side but the Potters clear.

Hibbert's cross is cleared by Shawcross, good work from the Stoke defender.

Billy's shot is blocked by Shawcross, calls of handball from the crowd but that would have been very harsh, Rodwell picks up the rebound but his effort is way off target.

Fellaini shoots from range but Delap manages to block, Rodwell has a crack from range but it is high and wide - it would have taken something very special to score from there.

Saha manages to connect with a long ball into the Stoke penalty area but his flick on goes out for a goal kick.

Billy looks lively, he turned Huth inside out but the Stoke defender managed to get a touch on the ball and clear for an Everton throw in in and attacking area.

Decent cross from Heitinga but Saha just can't reach his pass.

Everton win two successive corners, both of which are taken by the Russian Bilyaletdinov (who shall be known as 'Billy' from now on) but Stoke eventually get the ball clear.

Stoke corner, visitors are pushing at the moment, Etherington's delivery nearly finds Shawcross but Cahill manages to clear, the ball comes back into the box and Fuller's headed effort is straight at Howard, almost identical to Cahill's chance.

Stoke free-kick in an attacking position, Etherington sends it into the box but Howard saves, the ball comes back into the box but Howard catches to deny Shwcross a shooting chance.

Sorensen's ball out was a poor one, Fellaini picks it up and sends it towards Cahill but his free-header from 8 yards is straight at Sorensen, should have been 1-0.

Saha latches on to Cahill's long ball and gets his shot away but his effort is weak and Sorensen saves easily.

Both teams looking well organised, Saha is doing a decent job as the lone front man for Everton with Cahill and Rodwell in particular offering their support.

A chance for Delap to show what he can do with a long throw but the Everton defence deal with his ball into the box comfortably.

Great challenge from Ryan Shawcross to deny Tim Cahill a shooting opportunity, the referee has awarded the Potters a goal kick but it looked like a corner to me.

Everton youngster Jack Rodwell burts forward and unleashes a strike with his left foot but it goes just wide, good work from the 18-year-old.

Nice work from Fuller down the left, Etherington sends a cross into the Everton box and Beattie heads goalwards but Howard saves, first shot on target goes to the visitors.

Everton corner but Beattie clears for the Potters.

Nice one two between Fuller and Beattie as Stoke start brightly.