The Potters threw away a two goal lead and had to settle for a point in the Staffordshire derby.
City recalled Thomas Sorenson in goal and last weekends goal hero Glenn Whelan came in for fellow midfielder Salif Diao, who picked up an injury.
Stoke started the brighter and it wasn't long before visiting keeper Wayne Hennessey was called into action, the lanky stopper collecting a Delap throw in after less than a minute.
The game swayed one way then the other as Kightly fired straight at Sorenson before Hennessey was again needed, this time to parry a powerful Collins header, after he met an Etherington corner, and Fuller went close to opening his account, on his 30th birthday, in the scramble that followed.
Fuller was twice brought down in quick succession as he looked ot be in behidn the defence, but neither offence warranted a yellow card accoridng to referee Chris Foy. The second foul saw Beattie smash a free kick towards the top corner and, with the keeper rooted to the spot, Edwards raised an arm to stop the ball on its inevitable path to the back of the net. The ref waved the appeals away as City were incensed.
After Fuller headed a Delap throw wide of the post the Potters again came forward and this time found the net. Sorenson collected an overhit through ball and immediatey threw the ball to Etherington. The winger set off on a lung busting 60 yard dribble, drifting past the full back as if he wasn't there before curling a dangerous cross towards the back post. With Beattie breathing down his nech Elokobi tried to turn it round the post but only managed to put it into his own net to send the Britannia wild.
Beattie was now after a goal for himself and after lengthy treatment on a knee injury he was twice denied, firstly when he lashed over after great work from Etherington and Fuller set him up and then when he met a Shawcross left footed cross with a firm header back across the Wolves keeper, who showed great reflexes to palm it away.
City were dominant and the visitors were struggling to cope, a fact emphasised by bookings for Kightly and Doyle, and the crucial, and deserved, second arrived just before half time as a Delap throw in was half cleared to Etherington. The man of the match chested the ball before volleying his shot into the top corner, leaving the despairing Hennessey with no chance, and he wheeled away to celebrate a much deserved first league goal for Stoke.
That appeared to be game over but Tony Pulis will be ordering some of whatever Wolves had in their half time tea, and also bemoaning the fact the assistant ref appeared to have had something a little stronger at the changeover, as Craddock pounced on a flick on to divert the ball in at the far post. The goal stood despite the ex-Potter being arounf 3 or 4 yards offside.
Wolves continued to press for an equaliser and after a spell of little event, they did draw level on 64 minutes when Milijas floated in a corner towards the near post. Craddock made the run and flicked the ball past Sorenson and into the far corner. After nearly five years without a top flight goal Jody Craddock had netted twice in eighteen minutes on his return to the Britannia.
Etherington was hungry for a second goal to go with his assist and previous goal and forced a corner when he powered in to try and get on the end of a Sidibe cross before Faye headed an Etherington corner over when it seemed like he was sure to score, being given the time and space to do what he wanted eight yards out.
Both sides looked to threaten without any real danger being created as the game drifted towards a two all draw.
Stoke: Sorenson; Wilkinson, Collins, A.D.Faye, Shawcross; Delap(Lawrence 80), Etherington, Whelan, Whitehead; Beattie(Sidibe 71), Fuller(Tuncay 75)