Defender Robert Huth scored the only goal, turning Dean Whitehead's 15th-minute shot past Tim Howard. Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini should probably have had a penalty when he was man-handled by Ryan Shawcross in the area just before half-time, but referee Lee Mason did not see it. The home side dominated possession after the break but, missing striker Louis Saha through injury, they did not do enough to force an equaliser. "I'd be surprised if we didn't have a massive amount of the ball territorially but we never put in good balls or got anything on target," said Moyes. "We were in good positions to create opportunities and we didn't. "We huffed and puffed a little bit but I don't think we conceded many chances to Stoke. "We weren't peppered and lost the game that way. We defended a corner but didn't defend the edge of the box and they get the shot and the flick in. "We hadn't done an awful lot wrong and we found ourselves a goal down. "I don't think we deserved to be behind in the game but we had to go chasing it. "What wins games is goals and they got the goal and we didn't."
