It looked for all the world like the ball was going to be cleared.
It's not, and Stoke win back possession, with the wide player getting very quickly into a crossing position and Peter Crouch behind the 'keeper, up against Klavan (I think).
Naturally, the 'keeper has an eye on Crouch, and takes a step towards his left and slightly out, preparing for the high cross to Crouch that everyone thinks is coming.
As the cross is hit, there's only one threat around the 6 yard area, until Walters makes that late run, gets in front of Lovren, who appears to be a bit wrong footed and slow to turn, and then hits a bullet header from less than 6 yards while the 'keeper is still wrong footed, and maybe a bit surprised by the low whipped cross.
Sometimes a goal is down to the opponents creating a chance and scoring, and blame isn't an issue.
The problem is that people love to play the blame game, often at the expense of an opponents good play.
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