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.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2012 - 00:00

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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.

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