There will be two minutes of added time.

Elano is lucky to be on the field! Having already been booked he chases referee Atkinson for 40 yards flashing imaginary cards and making complaints after Richards falls in the penalty area.

The pressure is really mounting now as the final few minutes approach. Can Stoke hold out for a fabulous victory?

Inches away from an equaliser! Craig Bellamy finds a yard of space outside the box and curls a shot just, and i mean just, over the cross bar.

The defending is starting to get more frantic now as City increase the tempo and the pressure still further on this Potters backline who are standing in the face of everything that the Citizens can throw at them.

It's Robinho and it's almost brilliant! Shawcross leaves Robinho on the edge of the box and De Jong clips it into the Brazilian but after a wonderful control and flick over Faye his volley is woeful and Stoke survive.

City have upped the tempo and the ball falls for Bellamy on the edge of the box but his volley is high, wide and not particularly handsome.

Mark Hughes is clearly agitated on the bench as his side continue to struggle to find any gaps in the Potters defence - they are being reduced to long range efforts.

Andy Wilkinson can't deal with the Robinho stepover this time but the Brazlilian's cross is too long and low on accuracy - much to the home crowd's amusement.

Stoke look pretty comfortable at the moment and are actually finding the confidence to venture forward in numbers from time to time. However, could over-committing cost them?

The Brazilian's first contribution is....

Good goalkeeping from Sorenson now! Richards evades Etherington to force his way to the byline and his low cross almost deflects for Bellamy but Sorenson is out smartly to boot the ball clear.

Robinho is the first to try his luck - but its from all of 30 yards and Sorenson is able to watch it slide wide of the far post.

The early signs are that City are going to see plenty of the ball in this second half in and around the Stoke penalty area but can they find the right angles to create chances?

There are going to be a massive five minutes of added time.

Shawcross again! Whelan bends a corner, forced by the work of Beattie and Fuller, to the far post and the big centre-half's header is within inches of finding the top corner.

The Potters haven't had a touch since the red card as City play it around to try and quieten the crowd and find an opening.

Stoke are down to ten men now then and their biggest weapon is off the field - could it be a hammer blow for the Potters? Can City take advantage before the break?

No sooner has he returned to the fray than Fuller is limping as he tries to run off a knock received in a crunching tackle with Kompany.

Fuller is back too and without much alarm the Potters are back to their full compliment.

Faye is back but surely they will be keeping a close eye on him as reports are suggesting he did lose conciousness.

Stoke are momentarily down to nine men now as Fuller has to run down the tunnel for stitches in an arm wound.

Amdy Faye is somehow back on his feet but he is still being given a thorough check over by the Paramedics and Doctors.

A big clash of heads between Onuoha and Amdy Faye and the Stoke man is down and there appears to be a lot of concern for him.

Almost a moment of genius from......Ryan Shawcross! Delap's throws are proving a real handful and this one drops a bit lower and the centre-back tries an outrageous backheel that Hart does superbly to stop flying in the corner.

The atmosphere is builiding inside the Brittania as the hosts take control but City finally get forward and Bridge fires a superb ball across that Sorenson makes a meal of but gets away with it.

Frantic in the City box as Fuller tries to turn and shoot but Kompany and Onuoha crowd him out in the end and the visitors survive.

...Shawcross gets himself on the end of Delap's throw but his flick header is too heavy and lands on the roof of the net.

Stoke are getting a lot of throws and corners at the moment and the pressure on the City back four is beginning to mount.

City clear the resulting corner and Ireland plays a clever ball for Bellamy but the Welshman's pass for an unmarked Robinho is underweight and innacurate and the Brazilian has to rush the shot and its weak.

Etherington curls a devilish corner towards the far post that catches Joe Hart out but the keeper just about gets enough on it to take it off Beattie's head.

Stoke have failed to settle into any sort of rhythm but already Ricardo Fuller is giving Vincent Kompany a couple of problems - it could become an interesting battle.

The game has calmed down a little now but City are definitely the team in control of proceedings.

Joe Hart wins the first of his battles with the long throw of Rory Delap as he takes a catch that looked all too easy for him.

Good chance! Bellamy closes down Shawcross on the edge of the box and it drops over the head of Ireland who tries an audacious volley that skews a fraction wide.

Good work from Fuller as he beats Onuoha to the byline to fire the ball to the near post where Hart does excellently to claim it in front of Etherington.

The visitors have made a promising start with Robinho and Wright-Phillips both able to find pockets of space in the opening exchanges.