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Saturday, March 2, 2013
 Full Time
Stoke City
0
 
1
West Ham United
 0-1J. Collison  45'
HT: 0-1
Britannia Stadium (Attendance: 22,690)
Referee: Jon Moss
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Stoke City vs. West Ham United
Minute Commentary
90' HAMMERS EDGE OUT STOKE
Stoke City succumbed to only their second loss at the Britannia this season against a spirited West Ham outfit. Two early injuries for Sam Allardyce's men and an onslaught of early Stoke pressure lifted the home support in the first half, only for confusion at the back to provide James Collison with a crucial goal for the Hammers on the stroke of half time. West Ham continued to mount the pressure after the interval, with Vaz Te proving a nuisance for the Stoke defence all game. Referee Jon Moss dismissed two penalty appeals from Stoke in the second half, including claims for a hand ball late at the death, which will be sure to cause disputes post-match. A crucial win for West Ham, but much for Tony Pulis's side to ponder.
90' FULL TIME
Referee Moss signals the end of the game, much to the delight of the travelling West Ham fans.
90' LATE EFFORT FROM SHEA
Shea shoots into the side netting late on. That could be Stoke's last chance of the game. But a minute remaining.
90' PENALTY SHOUT
PENALTY SHOUT: Shouts for handball by Stoke against Winston Reid echo around the Britannia as referee Moss waves play on once more.
90' ADAM HITS THE CROSSBAR
A superb volley from nowhere from Adam beats Jaaskelainen, only for the crossbar to deny Stoke the equaliser. What an effort.
89' FREE KICK TO STOKE
Crouch is pushed in the back by Pogatetz and a free kick is awarded to Stoke. The ball eventually breaks to Wilson whose shot goes wastefully wide of the goal, much to the annoyance of the home crowd. Not long left now.
87' BUT MINUTES REMAINING
Stoke continue to press against a resilient West Ham defence as we approach time added on.
84' SUBSTITUTION FOR WEST HAM
Pogatetz comes on for Jarvis with 7 minutes remaining in normal time.
82' STOKE PRESSURE MOUNTS ONCE MORE
Another attack from Stoke is finally intercepted after some great play from Charlie Adam. He's made an impression since coming on.
79' VAZ TE BREAKS
Another fantastic break from Vaz Te leads to another missed opportunity as he is eventually brought down in front of goal. That could have sealed victory for the Hammers.
77' SUBSTITUTION FOR STOKE
Whelan leaves for the field for Charlie Adam, much to the delight of the home crowd.
74' SUBSTITUTION FOR STOKE
Jones joins the game for Walters with 74 minutes on the clock.
73' MIDFIELD BATTLE
Mohamed Diame wins another free kick off Glenn Whelan with 70 minutes gone. Tension mounts.
71' STRONG DEFENCE FROM COLLINS
James Collins yet again prevents another Stoke attack as the home fans begin to get restless at the Britannia.
68' BEGOVIC KEEPS STOKE IN THE GAME
Yet more confusion at the back by Stoke is pounced on by Vaz Te, with Begovic saving well once more. Pressure mounting.
67' SUBSTITUTION FOR STOKE
Brek Shea makes his home debut for Stoke with Kightly leaving the field.
63' PLAY BEGINS TO SETTLE
Both teams look to maintain possession as play begins to slow in this second half. West Ham won't mind this.
60' CROUCH LOOKS FOR A FREE KICK
Peter Crouch goes down dramatically under the tackle of James Collins as referee Jon Moss waves play on once more. This crowd has come to life at the Britannia Stadium. What a start to this second half.
57' GREAT SAVE FROM BEGOVIC
Vaz Te yet again causes problems in the Stoke City defence as Begovic saves brilliantly with his legs to keep Stoke in the game. Jerome then breaks for Stoke on the counter, only for Crouch to eventually be denied by Jussi Jaaskelainen. Brilliant play from Stoke on the counter.
53' UNCERTAINTY FROM BEGOVIC
Begovic looks for a foul from referee Moss which is dismissed, as Vaz Te presses once again for West Ham. Anxious times for Stoke at the start of this second half.
51' PENALTY SHOUT FROM COLLINS
Cameron Jerome goes down under the tackle of James Collins which referee Jon Moss dismisses immediately. That's got the crowd on their feet again.
49' FREE KICK TO STOKE
Moss hands a free kick to Stoke 30 yards out. Marc Wilson strikes an effort towards goal which deflects off the West Ham wall for a corner kick.
46' SECOND HALF GETS UNDERWAY
Referee Jon Moss kicks off proceedings once again, with West Ham ahead 1-0 at the interval.
45' HALF-TIME AT THE BRITANNIA
A late strike from Jack Collison is what separates the sides at half time at the Britannia Stadium. Sam Allardyce's side had to recover from two early injuries to Matt Taylor and Joe Cole, and were faced with an onslaught of early Stoke pressure, with Cameron Jerome the pick of the attack. For West Ham, Mohamed Diame has fought tirelessly for possession all half, with his battle against Steven Nzonzi in midfield proving to be a real spectacle. 1-0 to the Hammers at half time.
45' GOAL!!!
Great goal late on by Jack Collison after confusion in the Stoke defence is pounced on by Vaz Te. What a time to concede.
45' WE'RE INTO INJURY TIME
3 minutes of injury time is indicated by the match official as we near the end of the first half.
44' STRONG DEFENCE FROM SHOTTON
Ryan Shotton stands strong against Matt Jarvis after a great break from Diame comes to an end.
41' STOKE PUSH LATE ON
Walters leads a late charge in this first half for Stoke, as both teams search for a goal before half time.
37' POSITIVE PLAY FROM CROUCH AND JEROME
Crouch and Jerome combine brilliantly, only for an offside to halt Jerome in his tracks. Great play.
34' PRESSURE FROM VAZ TE
Vaz Te continues to push forward for the Hammers, but is eventually ushered into touch by the West ham defence.
31' FREE KICK TO STOKE
West Ham are caught offside as play settles on the half hour mark at the Britannia Stadium.
26' CROSSBAR FROM COLLINS
West Ham are handed their first corner of the game. O'Neil crosses in and the ball is eventually met by Collins, whose header ricochets against the cross bar. Great effort.
23' JEROME LOOKING LIVELY
Cameron Jerome has been a threat early on for Stoke in attack, as West Ham eventually clear the latest Stoke pressure
20' EARLY EFFORT FROM CROUCH
Crouch tries an ambitious volley outside the area which Jaaskelainen watches go wide, as pressure mounts on the West Ham defence.
17' MIDFIELD BATTLE
N'Zonzi and Diame battle hard for the ball as both sides fight for possession early on in this first half.
13' DOUBLE BLOW FOR HAMMERS
A hobbling Joe Cole follows Matt Taylor off the field only seconds after, as Vas Te joins proceedings at the Britannia Stadium.
10' EARLY INJURY
Peter Crouch catches Matt Taylor in the face with an overhead kick and will need to leave the field immediately. Jack Collison comes on to replace Taylor.
7' FOUL BY O'BRIEN
Referee Jon Moss cautions Joey O'Brien for a rash challenge - no card this time
4' EARLY PRESSURE FROM STOKE
Michael Kightly skies an early shot wide, as West Ham defend against some early Stoke pressure in this first half
1' AND WE'RE OFF
Referee Jon Moss kicks off proceedings at a sunny Britannia Stadium
0' REF WATCH
The game's referee is Jon Moss, who has shown 61 yellow cards and one red card this season.
0' PROBABLE LINE-UP
Jaaskelainen, Demel, Collins, Reid, O'Brian, J Cole, Diame, O'Neil, Taylor, Jarvis, Carroll.
0' TEAM NEWS
Captain Kevin Nolan misses the trip to the Britannia Stadium after picking up a broken toe against Tottenham on Monday night, whilst Mark Noble (arm) misses out.
0' HAMMERS MOVING ON
Sam Allardyce's side will look to put Monday night's disappointment behind them this afternoon and increase the distance between themselves and the relegation zone. With a tough fixture list ahead, including away games at Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City, today's game marks a crucial opportunity for the Hammers to pick up points with only a handful of games remaining this season.
0' PROBABLE LINE-UP
Begovic, Shotton, Shawcross, Wilson, Wilkinson, Walters, Whelan, N'Zonzi, Kightly, Jerome, Crouch.
0' TEAM NEWS
Robert Huth is made unavailable for today's game due to a three match suspension, whilst Matthew Etherington (back) and Michael Owen (hip) miss out through injury.
0' STOKE LOOKING TO REBUILD
Stoke will look to recover from their disappointing recent run of form that has seen them claim only one win since December. Today's game at home could, however, provide the turning points Tony Pulis's side required – Stoke have lost only one game at the Britannia Stadium all season.
0' PREVIEW
Stoke City welcome a wounded West Ham to the Britannia Stadium, as Sam Allardyce's side look to move on from their cruel last-minute loss to Tottenham on Monday night. For Tony Pulis's side, Saturday's game marks another opportunity to turn around a disappointing set of recent results, as they look to push up the top half of the Barclays Premier League table.
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Team Stats
Stoke City West Ham United
0 Goals 1
0 Assists 1
10 Shots 10
2 Shots on Goal 7
6 Saves 2
0 Penalties Scored 0
0 Penalty Kicks 0
18 Crosses 11
4 Corner Kicks 2
2 Offside 3
12 Fouls Committed 12
1 Cautions/Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
48% Ball Possession 52%
Stoke City
No. Player MinP G YC RC GA Svs
1Asmir Begovic 90 - 0 0 1 2
6Glenn Whelan 77 0 0 0 - -
12Marc Wilson 90 0 0 0 - -
15Steven Nzonzi 90 0 1 0 - -
17Ryan Shawcross 90 0 0 0 - -
19Jonathan Walters 74 0 0 0 - -
21Michael Kightly 66 0 0 0 - -
25Peter Crouch 90 0 0 0 - -
28Andy Wilkinson 90 0 0 0 - -
30Ryan Shotton 90 0 0 0 - -
33Cameron Jerome 90 0 0 0 - -
Substitutes
9Kenwyne Jones 16 0 0 0 - -
16Charlie Adam 13 0 0 0 - -
22Brek Shea 24 0 0 0 - -

West Ham United
No. Player MinP G YC RC GA Svs
22Jussi Jaaskelainen 90 - 0 0 0 2
2Winston Reid 90 0 0 0 - -
7Matthew Jarvis 83 0 0 0 - -
8Andy Carroll 90 0 1 0 - -
14Matthew Taylor 10 0 0 0 - -
17Joey O'Brien 90 0 0 0 - -
19James Collins 90 0 1 0 - -
20Guy Demel 90 0 0 0 - -
21Mohamed Diame 90 0 0 0 - -
26Joe Cole 11 0 0 0 - -
32Gary O'Neil 90 0 0 0 - -
Substitutes
10Jack Collison 80 1 0 0 - -
12Ricardo Vaz Te 79 0 0 0 - -
18Emanuel Pogatetz 7 0 0 0 - -
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Stoke City vs. West Ham United
Minute Event
90' Game Over  Stoke City 0-1 West Ham United
90' Half Over  Stoke City 0-1 West Ham United
90' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
90' Throw-In  Brek Shea (Stoke City)
90' Goal Kick  Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham United)
90' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
90' Cross  Brek Shea (Stoke City)
90' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
90' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
90' Foul  O'Brien fouled by Cameron Jerome (Stoke City)
90' Offside  Andy Carroll (West Ham United)
90' Foul  Shotton fouled by Ricardo Vaz Te (West Ham United)
90' Yellow Card  Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City)
90' Foul  Vaz Te fouled by Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City)
90' Shot  Charlie Adam (Stoke City)
90' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
90' Goal Kick  Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham United)
89' Shot  Marc Wilson (Stoke City)
89' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
89' Cross  Charlie Adam (Stoke City)
88' Free Kick  Charlie Adam (Stoke City)
88' Foul  Crouch fouled by Emanuel Pogatetz (West Ham United)
88' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
87' Cross  Marc Wilson (Stoke City)
86' Throw-In  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
86' Cross  Brek Shea (Stoke City)
85' Cross  Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City)
85' Foul  Nzonzi fouled by Andy Carroll (West Ham United)
84' Goal Kick  Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham United)
84' Cross  Charlie Adam (Stoke City)
84' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
83' Substitution  Emanuel Pogatetz (on). Jarvis (off). (West Ham United)
81' Cross  Charlie Adam (Stoke City)
81' Free Kick  Charlie Adam (Stoke City)
80' Foul  Crouch fouled by Winston Reid (West Ham United)
80' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
79' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
79' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
77' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
77' Throw-In  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
77' Substitution  Charlie Adam (on). Whelan (off). (Stoke City)
76' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
75' Throw-In  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
75' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
75' Cross  Glenn Whelan (Stoke City)
74' Goal Kick  Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham United)
74' Substitution  Kenwyne Jones (on). Walters (off). (Stoke City)
73' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
72' Foul  Reid fouled by Jonathan Walters (Stoke City)
71' Foul  Diame fouled by Glenn Whelan (Stoke City)
70' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
70' Yellow Card  Andy Carroll (West Ham United)
70' Cross  Cameron Jerome (Stoke City)
69' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
69' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
68' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
68' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
67' Foul  Demel fouled by Brek Shea (Stoke City)
67' Cross  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
66' Substitution  Brek Shea (on). Kightly (off). (Stoke City)
66' Offside  Jack Collison (West Ham United)
66' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
64' Goal Kick  Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham United)
64' Shot  Cameron Jerome (Stoke City)
64' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
64' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
62' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
62' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
62' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
62' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
61' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
61' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
60' Cross  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
60' Throw-In  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
60' Cross  Glenn Whelan (Stoke City)
60' Free Kick  Glenn Whelan (Stoke City)
59' Foul  Walters fouled by Guy Demel (West Ham United)
58' Foul  O'Brien fouled by Michael Kightly (Stoke City)
56' Shot on Goal  Peter Crouch (Stoke City)
56' Corner Kick  Gary O'Neil (West Ham United)
56' Shot on Goal  Matthew Jarvis (West Ham United)
55' Foul  Whelan fouled by Mohamed Diame (West Ham United)
55' Yellow Card  James Collins (West Ham United)
54' Cross  Matthew Jarvis (West Ham United)
54' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
53' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
53' Shot  Ricardo Vaz Te (West Ham United)
52' Shot on Goal  Andy Carroll (West Ham United)
52' Throw-In  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
51' Goal Kick  Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham United)
50' Cross  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
48' Shot  Cameron Jerome (Stoke City)
48' Corner Kick  Glenn Whelan (Stoke City)
48' Cross  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
47' Foul  Walters fouled by Guy Demel (West Ham United)
47' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
47' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
46' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
46' Start Half 
45' Half Over  Stoke City 0-1 West Ham United
45' Goal  Jack Collison (West Ham United). Assist by Vaz Te
45' Shot on Goal  Jack Collison (West Ham United)
45' Cross  Jonathan Walters (Stoke City)
45' Goal Kick  Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham United)
45' Foul  Demel fouled by Cameron Jerome (Stoke City)
45' Cross  Jack Collison (West Ham United)
45' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
44' Throw-In  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
44' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
43' Goal Kick  Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham United)
43' Shot  Michael Kightly (Stoke City)
43' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
42' Cross  Matthew Jarvis (West Ham United)
41' Foul  Begovic fouled by Ricardo Vaz Te (West Ham United)
40' Cross  Matthew Jarvis (West Ham United)
40' Goal Kick  Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham United)
39' Shot  Jonathan Walters (Stoke City)
39' Foul  Shawcross fouled by Andy Carroll (West Ham United)
39' Goal Kick  Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham United)
38' Shot  Peter Crouch (Stoke City)
38' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
37' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
37' Shot  Andy Carroll (West Ham United)
37' Cross  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
36' Offside  Cameron Jerome (Stoke City)
36' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
35' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
34' Foul  Vaz Te fouled by Peter Crouch (Stoke City)
33' Offside  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
33' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
33' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
32' Cross  Ricardo Vaz Te (West Ham United)
32' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
31' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
31' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
30' Shot on Goal  Andy Carroll (West Ham United)
29' Shot on Goal  Jack Collison (West Ham United)
29' Cross  Gary O'Neil (West Ham United)
29' Free Kick  Gary O'Neil (West Ham United)
28' Foul  Carroll fouled by Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City)
28' Foul  Reid fouled by Peter Crouch (Stoke City)
28' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
27' Cross  Andy Carroll (West Ham United)
27' Throw-In  Guy Demel (West Ham United)
26' Offside  Peter Crouch (Stoke City)
26' Foul  Walters fouled by Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
25' Shot  James Collins (West Ham United)
25' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
25' Corner Kick  Gary O'Neil (West Ham United)
24' Shot on Goal  Ricardo Vaz Te (West Ham United)
22' Cross  Cameron Jerome (Stoke City)
22' Corner Kick  Glenn Whelan (Stoke City)
20' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
18' Shot on Goal  Peter Crouch (Stoke City)
18' Foul  Shawcross fouled by Andy Carroll (West Ham United)
18' Shot on Goal  Andy Carroll (West Ham United)
18' Cross  Matthew Jarvis (West Ham United)
17' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
16' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
16' Cross  Cameron Jerome (Stoke City)
16' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
15' Throw-In  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
13' Cross  Michael Kightly (Stoke City)
13' Throw-In  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
12' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
12' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
11' Goal Kick  Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
11' Substitution  Ricardo Vaz Te (on). Cole (off). (West Ham United)
10' Substitution  Jack Collison (on). Taylor (off). (West Ham United)
7' Foul  Taylor fouled by Peter Crouch (Stoke City)
7' Corner Kick  Glenn Whelan (Stoke City)
6' Cross  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
6' Foul  Walters fouled by Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
4' Foul  Collins fouled by Peter Crouch (Stoke City)
4' Throw-In  Joey O'Brien (West Ham United)
4' Cross  Matthew Jarvis (West Ham United)
3' Throw-In  Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City)
3' Goal Kick  Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham United)
2' Shot  Jonathan Walters (Stoke City)
2' Corner Kick  Glenn Whelan (Stoke City)
1' Throw-In  Ryan Shotton (Stoke City)
1' Start Half 
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