Stoke were still keen on a winner and Delap launched another throw which saw Leon Cort land a header on the roof of the Villa net.

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The visitors could have gone ahead in the seventh minute after Hugo Colace dinked a ball over Andre Bikey for Goran Lovre, but Leon Cort came racing back to clear the danger.

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Pulis believes he has a good knowledge of players and signed the likes of Ryan Shawcross and Richard Cresswell during the summer, while Danny Pugh and Leon Cort arrived on loan early in the season.

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