Stoke defender Rory Delap has won his appeal against the red card he received in Sunday's FA Cup win over Crawley.

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James Lawton: Football will be the winner if finalists upstage League and live up to Wembley's traditions

The TV paymasters and their Premier League lackeys have done their best but the sense here this morning must be a somewhat exuberant one. It is that they have failed, despite the most strenuous efforts, to kill off the FA Cup final as anything more than an obscure sideshow.

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Bent provides the perfect tonic as Villa sense safety

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Could anyone have felt more let down by Bolton Wanderers' 5-0 capitulation to Stoke City in the FA Cup semi-final last Sunday than Ian Wagstaff, a 50-year-old lifelong supporter who was told by the bosses at his sheet metal firm in Brisbane that he could not have time off to go to the game. Whereupon he resigned his £38,500-a-year job and flew back to England.

Darren Bent rescues a vital point for Villa

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Rory Delap poised to extend Stoke deal

Stoke midfielder Rory Delap is poised to seal a 12-month extension to his contract ahead of the FA Cup semi-final against Bolton on Sunday at Wembley.

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