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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Britannia Stadium
  • Attendance: 19285
  • Referee: Probert, L

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

89 mins

Goal!! Stoke have scored with Richard Cresswell putting it in the back of the net.

80 mins

Mamady Sidibe is replaced by Jon Parkin.

78 mins

Norwich are replacing Lee Croft with Jamie Cureton.

76 mins

David Marshall goes into the referees book for timewasting.

75 mins

Gary Doherty goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

61 mins

Darel Russell goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

59 mins

The referee has booked Ricardo Fuller.

55 mins

Matty Pattison is replaced by Ched Evans.

48 mins

Andy Wilkinson goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

46 mins

Goal!! Leon Cort scores for Stoke.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by L Probert

45 mins

The referee has booked Ryan Shawcross.

42 mins

John Eustace goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

31 mins

Stephen Wright is replaced by Andy Wilkinson.

5 mins

Goal!! Darren Huckerby scores for Norwich.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Richard Cresswell scored a minute from time to reward Stoke's second-half barrage and secure victory for Tony Pulis in his 200th game at the club.

Liam Lawrence wasted an early opening for Stoke when he fastened on to a pass from Ricardo Fuller. But Darren Huckerby was more clinical for the visitors when he fired them ahead in the fifth minute.

Dion Dublin outwitted Leon Cort to head the ball on and Huckerby out-paced Stephen Wright before smashing his shot past Steve Simonsen.

Stoke came back strongly as Mamady Sidibe's header forced a flying save from David Marshall and a cross from Lawrence just evaded the on-rushing Fuller.

But veteran Dublin, who gave a master-class of old-fashioned centre-forward play in the first half, almost doubled Norwich's lead from Mo Camara's cross.

Back came Stoke with Marshall clutching Lawrence's shot back from the goal-line and Fuller beating Jason Shackell to drill his shot inches too high.

And City deservedly drew level 30 seconds after the break when Lawrence whipped in a cross for Cort to bury a well-placed header.

Stoke felt they should have had a 53rd minute penalty when Gary Doherty blocked Fuller's volley with his hands and Pulis was sent to the stands for his heated protest.

But the home side were now rampant and Fuller pulled his shot wide from a tight angle after excellent work by Danny Pugh, before Cresswell almost finished off a long throw from Rory Delap.

The chances continued with Cort heading wide from a cross by Ryan Shawcross before Cresswell blazed over with the goal at his mercy.

Fuller had another effort saved before the winner finally arrived. Lawrence's corner was headed down by Cort and Cresswell hooked the ball in from point-blank range.

Stoke City Team

Norwich City Team

Stoke City

Norwich City

Corners

8 4

Fouls

13 14

Goal attempts

12 7

Shots off target

7 4

Offsides

0 1

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