Furious Potters boss blames fourth official for Delap red card

Tony Pulis was relieved to see Stoke progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals yesterday but furious at Rory Delap’s early dismissal.

Last year’s losing finalists avoided a fifth-round upset against Crawley thanks to goals from Republic of Ireland international Jon Walters and England striker Peter Crouch.

Stoke will now feature in the quarter-finals for the third year running, despite Delap receiving a straight red card for a challenge on David Hunt.