Stoke 3 Fulham 2: Two little too late as hosts are almost caught cold

The frozen Britannia Stadium crowd was warmed by the best and worst of these two sides as the arctic conditions provided no barrier to good old- fashioned excitement. Tony Pulis and Roy Hodgson experienced the entire spectrum of emotions throughout 90 minutes in which fortunes swirled around like the snow in the bitterly chill Staffordshire air. It all looked to be heading towards a regulation victory for Stoke after three goals in a totally dominant first-half display had put them within sight of only their second Premier League triumph in as many months. Ending the drought: Tuncay scored on 12 minutes to end three games without a goal for StokeBut Fulham came within a whisker of claiming an unlikely draw as nerves took hold of the home side. Damien Duff's deflected shot gave Fulham hope and Clint Dempsey'smagnificent 35-yard effort seven minutes from time only increased theanxiety. Indeed, had referee Mark Clattenburg penalised Ryan Shawcrossfor a handball deep into added time, Hodgson would have claimed a moralvictory.  Hodgson expects bids for Zamora but insists his striker is staying at FulhamStoke slap £20m price tag on 'not for sale' defender Ryan ShawcrossStoke City v Fulham: The drama as it unfurled from the BritanniaSTOKE CITY FC

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