Beattie strike sees off City

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Delap was red-carded for a clash with Shaun Wright-Phillips in the first-half, which should have been the cue for Manchester City to take over.

Instead James Beattie's headed goal in first-half injury time gave Stoke the platform to produce a brave rearguard action and claim their first home league win since November.

After 19 minutes Robinho wasted a glorious chance when City broke from defending a corner to put together a high-speed passing move that created the chance which unfortunately for the visitors mishit straight into Thomas Sorensen's hands.

The game erupted after 37 minutes after Wright-Phillips had produced a debatable lunging tackle on Etherington that went unpunished and as Wright-Phillips moved away with the ball, Delap chased him and tripped the winger from behind, compounding the offence by seemingly kicking the ball at the grounded England winger.

Manchester City players were incensed. Bellamy and Pablo Zabaleta rushed to the scene, and TV replays suggested that Wright-Phillips had swung a leg in retaliation at Delap. But it was only Delap.

Stoke responded superbly when they took the lead deep into first-half injury time when Beattie headed home an Etherington cross.

Stoke, who had sent on Richard Cresswell for Ricardo Fuller at the interval, were under instant pressure in the second half.

Robinho skied another effort over as City toiled away. Felipe Caicedo came on for Nigel de Jong, but the visitors were not creating anything.

Late on Micah Richards went tumbling in the box but despite heated City claims for a penalty nothing was awarded.