West Ham v Stoke
Venue: London Stadium
Kick off: 4pm
West Ham will be aiming to make it back-to-back Premier League wins at the London Stadium when Stoke City visit on Saturday (today).
The Hammers are 10 points worse off than at this stage last season but their form has picked up in recent weeks, winning three of their last four games in all competitions, although they were beaten 2-0 by Everton last weekend.
Stoke are also in good form after a wobbly start to the season.
Mark Hughes’ men have won their last three Premier League games after failing to win any of their opening seven fixtures.
West Ham will be without Winston Reid.
The New Zealand defender is suspended after collecting five yellow cards this season, although a hamstring injury would have kept him out anyway.
Strike duo Diafra Sakho (back) and Andy Carroll (knee) should be fit after the international break.
Meanwhile, Hughes has confirmed that Xherdan Shaqiri and Geoff Cameron are both unlikely to feature for Stoke.
Shaqiri was forced off during the Potters’ 3-1 win over Swansea City on Monday night with a hamstring strain, while Cameron missed the clash against the Welsh side entirely with a knee injury.
It means Ramadan Sobhi and Charlie Adam could be in contention for a starting berth.
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After winning both games against them in Stoke’s debut Premier League season, West Ham have beaten the Potters just twice more in their last 12 Premier League meetings (D5 L5).
Indeed, Stoke are unbeaten in their last six league meetings with West Ham (W3 D3) – only against Blackburn have they had a longer unbeaten run in the Premier League (7 games).
Stoke have won just six of their 44 Premier League games in London (D9 L29), with two of those coming against West Ham (both 1-0 in March 2010 and August 2013).
West Ham Possible XI: Adrian, Collins, Kouyate, Ogbonna, Obiang, Noble, Fernandes, Cresswell, Lazini, Antonio, Payet.
Stoke Possible XI: Grant; Bardsley, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Pieters, Whelan, Adam, Walters, Allen, Sobhi, Bony.
