Charlie Adam squanders late penalty in Stoke’s dramatic draw with Brighton

A crazy finale in which they had a penalty saved, a claim for another denied and the ball cleared off the line, could not hide that Stoke City were fortunate to escape with a point against Chris Hughton’s Brighton.

Xherdan Shaqiri had equalised José Izquierdo’s first-half opener before Charlie Adam saw his 89th-minute penalty saved by Mat Ryan. As Adam waited to turn the rebound home he apparently had his legs taken from under him, but the referee, Bobby Madley, only gave a corner. Thirty seconds later another set-piece saw Mame Biram Diouf head towards goal only for Anthony Knockaert to clear off the line. It was one of the most breathless finishes of the season.

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