Mame Biram Diouf's late header pulled Stoke City back on level terms with Aston Villa in the Premier League, with the sides drawing 1-1 at half time at Villa Park.
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After a lacklustre opening period, Stoke almost took the lead when Stephen Ireland connected with an Erik Pieters cross, leaving Brad Guzan to make a good save down low.
The chance spurred Villa into life and they soon went ahead through Scott Sinclair, who diverted a header into the top-left corner from Fabian Delph's delivery on 20 minutes.
The goal seemed to take the wind out Stoke and Victor Moses showed his side's frustration with a poor attempt from distance that was comfortably kept out by Guzan.
It appeared as though the hosts would take a 1-0 lead into the interval, only for Diouf to rise highest and head home from Ireland's cross right on the stroke of half time.
Christopher Dodd
