Well once again my prediction was wrong, I expected a 1-1 draw but instead Stoke went on to win 2-1! This fantastic result means we remain unbeaten in Europe and with a huge chance of going through in first place.
All of the goals came in the second half, the first coming from goal machine Dean Whitehead before Peter Crouch netted with his first touch. However the end wasn't as easy as it should be for Stoke because Tel Aviv pulled a goal back right at the start of the three added on minutes.
Finally
Danny Higginbotham got 90 minutes tonight, Wilson Palacios showed he's quickly heading towards fitness having played over an hour and wingers Matthew Etherington and Jermaine Pennant were given a nice rest ahead of the weekend game away at Bolton. But even more so we showed that we can win away from home, yes we were only against a poor team who completely lack creativity but its still a massive positive - especially just days before an away game in the league we really could do with winning.
So many positives to take from tonight, apart from my poor predictions. The group isn't over yet, both Dynamo Kiev and Besiktas could catch us if we crumble in our remaining games but we are in pole position with one home game to play as well as the worrying away fixture against Besiktas, a match in which I believe we'll lose our impressive unbeaten European record. Come on Stoke!
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