West Ham United v Stoke City, 12 December 2015

Score0-0
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueUpton Park
Attendance34,857
Stoke City were now unbeaten in the last five Premier League meetings (won two). Kick-off: 3.00pm

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender James M Collins
Defender Aaron Cresswell
Defender Angelo Ogbonna
Defender James Tomkins
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Alex Song
Midfielder Mark Noble
Midfielder/Forward Michail Antonio
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Mauro Zárate

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Ibrahim Afellay Midfielder
Marco Van Ginkel Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Bojan Krkić Forward

Substitutions:

Enner Valencia for Alex Song 64
Nikica Jelavic for Michail Antonio 83

Substitutions:

Mame Biram Diouf for Marco Van Ginkel 56
Jon Walters for Ibrahim Afellay 66
Charlie Adam for Geoff Cameron 68

Cards:

Cheikhou Kouyaté 67 Y

Cards:

Erik Pieters 38 Y
Ibrahim Afellay 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Darren Randolph
Defender Carl Jenkinson
Defender/Midfielder Reece Oxford
Midfielder Josh Cullen
Midfielder Pedro Obiang
Forward Nikica Jelavic
Forward Enner Valencia

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Joselu

Comments:

League position: 8th West Ham United had now won just two of their last nine Premier League home games but were now unbeaten in the last six at Upton Park. The Hammers had now kept clean sheets in both of their last two Premier League games having kept none in their previous nine league games. They were now on 24 points from their 16 Premier League games in this season; exactly the same tally as at the same stage in the previous season.

Comments:

League position: 11th Stoke City had now not conceded a Premier League goal while Ryan Shawcross has been on the pitch in this season (497 minutes in total so far). [c/o Squawka Football]. The Potters' 16 Premier League games had now contained only 27 goals in this season; the fewest in the division. Charlie Adam made his 100th Premier League appearance for City just two days after his 30th birthday.

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender James M Collins
Defender Aaron Cresswell
Defender Angelo Ogbonna
Defender James Tomkins
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Alex Song
Midfielder Mark Noble
Midfielder/Forward Michail Antonio
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Mauro Zárate

Substitutions:

Enner Valencia for Alex Song 64
Nikica Jelavic for Michail Antonio 83

Cards:

Cheikhou Kouyaté 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Darren Randolph
Defender Carl Jenkinson
Defender/Midfielder Reece Oxford
Midfielder Josh Cullen
Midfielder Pedro Obiang
Forward Nikica Jelavic
Forward Enner Valencia

Comments:

League position: 8th West Ham United had now won just two of their last nine Premier League home games but were now unbeaten in the last six at Upton Park. The Hammers had now kept clean sheets in both of their last two Premier League games having kept none in their previous nine league games. They were now on 24 points from their 16 Premier League games in this season; exactly the same tally as at the same stage in the previous season.

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Ibrahim Afellay Midfielder
Marco Van Ginkel Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Bojan Krkić Forward

Substitutions:

Mame Biram Diouf for Marco Van Ginkel 56
Jon Walters for Ibrahim Afellay 66
Charlie Adam for Geoff Cameron 68

Cards:

Erik Pieters 38 Y
Ibrahim Afellay 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Joselu

Comments:

League position: 11th Stoke City had now not conceded a Premier League goal while Ryan Shawcross has been on the pitch in this season (497 minutes in total so far). [c/o Squawka Football]. The Potters' 16 Premier League games had now contained only 27 goals in this season; the fewest in the division. Charlie Adam made his 100th Premier League appearance for City just two days after his 30th birthday.