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Stoke 3 Villa 2

Liam Lawrence scores from the penalty spot in the 31st minute for Stoke, John Carew equalised, Ricardo Fuller restored the lead only for Martin Laursen to equalise, with Rory Delap netting a late winner.

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Liam Lawrence scores from the penalty spot in the 31st minute for Stoke, John Carew equalised, Ricardo Fuller restored the lead only for Martin Laursen to equalise, with Rory Delap netting a late winner.

16:50: Full-time.

16:49: Delap stuns Villa with a late winner.

16:42: Martin Laursen equalises for Villa, after he was set up for Carew.

16:39: Ricardo Fuller restores the Stoke lead.

16:24: Villa striker John Carew equalises after combining with winger Ashley Young.

16:01: Second-half begins.

15:31: Liam Lawrence scores the first Premier League goal of the afternoon and Stoke's first ever Premier League goal, from the penalty spot. Laursen was penalised for a foul on Delap.

15:08: Agbonlahor is foiled by Sorensen. Villa are unlikely to play for a goalless draw - they haven't had one in 37 matches.

15:06: Stoke winger Rory Delap, playing his 50th game for the club, throws long into the area but Villa defender Martin Laursen is up to head away.

15:00: Teams kick off.

14:42: Teams read over the tannoy: -

Stoke: Sorensen, Griffin, Cort, Abdoulaye Faye, Dickinson, Lawrence, Olofinjana, Delap, Amdy Faye, Kitson, Fuller.

Subs: Simonsen, Shawcross, Wilkinson, Diao, Whelan, Cresswell, Sidibe.

Villa: Friedel, Luke Young, Laursen, Davies, Shorey, Petrov, Reo-Coker, Barry, Ashley Young, Carew, Agbonlahor.

Subs: Taylor, Knight, Osbourne, Gardner, Salifou, Routledge, Harewood.

Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)

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