Tony Pulis fresh from grieving his mother's passing away was given some balm in Stoke's last
gasp win over Villa, in keeping with this Premiership season's theme of adrenaline driven finishes.
It was wily Robert Huth who stuck out an opportunistic foot to guide Matthew Etherington's shot
into goal.
AstonVilla midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker has apparently rejected an offer to play international
football for Sierra Leone. At 26 it looked like his ambitions to play internationally for England
have passed.
After representing England at the under-21-level and captaining them, along with club teams
Wimbledon and West Ham United, a bright and long international career was expected.