Stoke boss Tony Pulis accused an unnamed Newcastle player of feigning injury during his side's 2-1 Barclays Premier League victory at St James' Park. Pulis refused to identify the player in question, but after a week during which his club came in for criticism following Andy Wilkinson's midweek challenge on Fulham striker Moussa Dembele, he called on the Professional Footballers' Association to demand higher standards of behaviour from its members. He said: "With the bad publicity we have had this week with the challenge from Andy Wilkinson, I was really disappointed when one of the Newcastle players went down and I think simulated an injury from a challenge. "Three passes later, he jumped up and was running around as if nothing had happened. "The PFA have a responsibility as an organisation to make sure their players don't do things like that because you put other players under enormous pressure, but also you but referees and officials under enormous pressure." Stoke won the game after coming from behind thanks to Kenwyne Jones` header and a James Perch own goal.
Source: PA
Source: PA