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Stoke will feel hard done by by yesterday's Premier League encounter against newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers.

A 2-0 lead at the break proved not good enough for Tony Pulis' men, with two second-half goals by Joey Craddock delaying Stoke from rising further up the league table.

However, Pulis felt after the game that Stoke were punished by two controversial instances in the build-up to both of Wolves' goals. Pulis was "disappointed" that both goals were given.

Pulis felt that the free kick leading to Wolves' first goal shouldn't have been awarded whilst Craddock was in an offside position before scoring Wolves' second of the game, denying the Potters of the coveted three points

In the post-match interview, Pulis stated "we're not happy because it was a poor decision in the first place to give the free kick and then Craddock was a yard and a half offside at the far post after the ball into the box was flicked on by a Wolves player".

Wolves' boss Mick McCarthy walked out with respect for Pulis' boys, conceding ""I am sick of playing well and just getting a point, although you have to be happy with a draw here."

However down-hearted Pulis was at throwing away a two goal lead, he admitted that it felt good to be in their current position in the league table, saying "It says a lot about how far we have come that we feel that way after two wins and two draws from last four games".

With 16 points in the first 11 games of the campaign, Pulis' men have made a great start to the new season. If Stoke had won yesterday, they would have been on equal points with Liverpool and Manchester City, a point no doubt filling Stoke fans with hope and optimism for the rest of the season.