West Ham arrived at Stoke City yesterday fourth in the Premier League having won each of their previous three games, including a victory against champions Manchester City last weekend.
But the London club looked a shadow of that side without injured star striker Diafra Sakho and Victor Moses’ first Premier League goal in 14 months gave Mark Hughes’ side a deserved first-half lead. It was not pretty, but Moses cared little, forcing the ball over the line from close range as it fell at his feet via Bojan and Diouf, after Carl Jenkinson failed to clear Cameron’s cross. Mame Biram Diouf added a second for the home team after the break.
Enner Valencia pulled one back on the hour mark before setting up Stewart Downing’s equaliser in the 73rd minute after Diouf had missed a great chance to seal the points for Stoke. This sparked a frantic finale as both sides pushed for a winner, but neither could find the decisive touch. Sakho’s absence may have hampered West Ham, but the hosts also started the match without their chief attacking threat as Peter Crouch served a suspension, along with defender Phil Bardsley.
Source: Thisdaylive
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