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He scored from a header in Stoke's first match of the 2009–10 season, helping them to a 2–0 win
over Burnley. On 12 December 2009, he scored his second goal in the 2009–10 season for Stoke
against Wigan Athletic in a 2–2 draw. Shawcross was again involved in an incident with Emmanuel
Adebayor in a FA Cup fifth round replay against Manchester City. Adebayor struck Shawcross in the
face and was sent off, Shawcross went on to score Stoke's second goal in a 3–1 win. On 27 February 2010, in a game against Arsenal, Shawcross was sent off after his tackle left Arsenal midfielderAaron Ramsey with a broken leg. Shawcross himself wept when he saw the extent of the injury to Ramsey, who had to be stretchered off and taken to hospital. Shawcross, who apologized via
text message, was defended by his team