Last-gasp goal earns Stoke points

New Villa manager Gerard Houllier was not in the ground and Stoke boss Tony Pulis also missed the first half following the death of his mother but he arrived in time to see Huth snatch a dramatic victory 10 minutes after Kenwyne Jones had equalised.

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Striker Jones, Stoke’s record signing at 8 million pounds from Sunderland, equalised when he headed past Brad Friedel from Matthew Etherington’s clipped cross.

Houllier, appointed last week to succeed Martin O’Neill who quit before the start of the season, has not yet completed his commitments in his previous job with the French Football Federation.