| Another set-piece saw Stoke grab their fifth and final goal for the night when Iwelumo's presence seemed to unease the City defence at Risom's free-kick. |
| The York team comprehensively beat Stoke City in the first round and received a walkover in round two when their opponents, Newcastle United, failed to turn up. |
| Ten miles are being reballasted, 30 switches and crossings renewed, and the track layout at Longport, near Stoke, remodelled. |
| That fourth goal earned Walsall a point at home to Stoke last Saturday and after the game Brian Beard spoke to Paul as he was warming down. |
| On the stroke of half-time, Stoke finally pierced through the resolute City rearguard with a swift, incisive move. |
| There was a time I was on the phone to the potteries in Stoke every hour about these tiles. |
