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Stoke boss Tony Pulis pleased to see defenders netting goals

Image: Ryan Shawcross and Robert Huth: Praised by Tony Pulis after recent goals

Tony Pulis has admitted it is important that everyone contributes goals for Stoke City after Robert Huth and Ryan Shawcross found the net in recent weeks.

After Huth had given his side a deserved lead against Reading by converting Glenn Whelan's corner, substitute Cameron Jerome made it 2-0 with his third league goal of the season, bringing a misplaced header from Reading defender Adrian Mariappa down neatly with his thigh, turning his marker Alex Pearce and lashing the ball home with nine minutes of normal time remaining. At that point it looked as if a comfortable afternoon's work was complete for the Potters, but two minutes later Mariappa reduced the deficit by nodding in an Ian Harte corner. Pulis said: "Our second goal was a great goal. The disappointing thing was that they then scored from a set-play. "Up until that goal, I don't think Asmir (Begovic, the Stoke goalkeeper) really had a shot to save in either half. "So for him to have to take the ball out of the back of the net after a set-play was disappointing."

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