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Pulis praises Potters persistence
14th March 2010
Stoke boss Tony Pulis praised his side for their work-rate after a third match in a week against Aston Villa.
In a match of few opportunities, Stewart Downing's shot which inadvertently deflected off Villa team-mate John Carew but hit the side-netting with goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen wrong-footed and Stoke defender Robert Huth's late header over the top were probably the best for both sides.
Stoke have lost just once at home since the turn of the year - to Arsenal - and have had only two defeats at the Britannia since September 26.
"We've had a very busy period and a three-game week and when you catch a top team in your third game, it is always very difficult - especially when they haven't played in midweek," said Pulis.
"However, I thought we got stronger as the game wore on and in the last 30 minutes we were the stronger team and were the ones pushing forward and had the better opportunities."
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| Stoke | v | Tottenham |
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| Wolverhampton | v | Stoke |
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| Stoke | 0 | v | 0 | Aston Villa |
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| Burnley | 0 | v | 0 | Stoke |
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| Stoke | 0 | v | 0 | Arsenal |
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| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Simonsen |
| 2 | Andy Griffin |
| 3 | Danny Higginbotham |
| 4 | Robert Huth |
| 5 | Leon Cort |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 7 | Liam Lawrence |
| 8 | Tom Soares |
| 9 | James Beattie |
| 10 | Ricardo Fuller |
| 11 | Mamady Sidibe |
| 12 | Dave Kitson |
| 14 | Danny Pugh |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 15 | Salif Diao |
| 16 | Richard Cresswell |
| 17 | Ryan Shawcross |
| 18 | Dean Whitehead |
| 19 | Amdy Faye |
| 20 | Tuncay Sanli |
| 21 | Andrew Davies |
| 22 | Danny Collins |
| 22 | Ibrahima Sonko |
| 23 | Michael Tonge |
| 24 | Rory Delap |
| 25 | Abdoulaye Faye |
| 26 | Matthew Etherington |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 27 | Asmir Begovic |
| 28 | Andy Wilkinson |
| 29 | Thomas Sorensen |
| 30 | Ryan Shotton |
| 31 | Carl Dickinson |
| 32 | Diego Arismendi |
| 36 | Matthew Lund |
| 37 | Nathaniel Wedderburn |
| 38 | Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton |
| 42 | Louis Moult |
| 43 | Dave Parton |
| 44 | Ryan Connor |
