Stoke City: Potters secure victory for sheer willpower
Monday, February 02, 2009, 09:00
Stoke City 1, Manchester City 0
by Martin Spinks
A TIMELY and reassuring reminder that Stoke's fate may not lie entirely in Delap of the Gods after all.
Rarely this season have the odds been so heavily stacked against them as they were for nearly an hour of their sixth home win of the season – and their first win of any kind anywhere in their last 12 attempts.
The first of eight win-able home games – and arguably the least win-able looking of the eight – was safely pouched away in a manner so familiar to the faithful of both Citys.
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JUMP FOR JOY: James Beattie celebrates his goal with team-mate Andy Wilkinson. But it's not much fun for Craig Bellamy. Photo: PHIL RADCLIFFE
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