O’Neill’s delight at rearguard display

By Neil Goulding

KEY MOMENT: Stoke’s Nick Powell heads his early winner and, Insets, Blackburn’s Darragh Lenihan and the Potters’ Steven Fletcher battle it out and Stoke’s Tom Ince on the burst
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MICHAEL O’Neill hailed his Stoke side’s heroic defensive display following their victory over Blackburn.
Nick Powell’s seventh- minute header edged the home side in front before Stoke defended valiantly to secure the points.
“It was a ver...