| Score | 3-1 to Stoke City |
| Referee | Alan Butler |
| Competition | League Division 1 |
| Venue | Vicarage Road |
| Attendance | 13,732 |
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| Heidar Helguson | 4 |
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| Lee Cook for Jamie Hand | 46 |
| Bruce Dyer for Scott P Fitzgerald | 62 |
| Micah Hyde for Wayne Brown | 62 |
| Scott P Fitzgerald | 34 | Y |
| Neil Cox | 89 | Y |
| Heidar Helguson | 90 | Y |
| Gerry Taggart | 15 |
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| Ade Akinbiyi | 55 |
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| Ade Akinbiyi | 72 |
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| Richard Johnson for Peter Hoekstra | 67 |
| Lewis Neal for John Eustace | 76 |
| Carl Asaba for Ade Akinbiyi | 82 |
| Marcus Hall | 68 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 21st Unused substitutes: Alec Chamberlain and Sean DycheComments:
League position: 16th Unused substitutes: Neil Cutler and Kris Commons John Halls was sent-off in the last minute of the game. However, his red card was subsequently rescinded on appeal.