Results tagged “Stoke City”

West Ham's miserable start to the season continued with a 2-1 defeat at Stoke on Saturday.

The Irons could feel aggrieved having enjoyed the better of the play, while Stoke defender Robert Huth should have been sent off for punching Matthew Upson.

West Ham travel to Stoke tomorrow looking for their first win since the opening day of the Premier League season.

Gianfranco Zola's team are second bottom of the Premier League and will be without influential midfielder Scott Parker for the game.

Diego Tristan helped fire West Ham a bit closer to Europe on Saturday and did his hopes of earning a new contract at Upton Park the power of good in the process.

The Spanish striker hit home an unstoppable free-kick to give the Irons a deserved 1-0 win at Stoke City to push his side back into the last Europa League qualification slot.

The Football Association and Premier League have announced a fresh inquiry into Carlos Tevez's transfer to West Ham.

The football authorities will hold a joint investigation into the club's dealings with Tevez's representatives, including agent Kia Joorabchian.

Jonathan Spector made a return to first team action for West Ham in Saturday's 2-10 over Stoke and the American international is eager for more.

Spector, who turns 23 next Saturday, came on as an 89th minute subsitute, his first appearance since April after being ruled out with a serious hip injury for most of this season.

Diego Tristan unwittingly scored a late winner to give West Ham the perfect end to 2008, and their first home victory in over three months.

Tristan deflected a Carlton Cole shot past Thomas Sorensen in the 88th minute to break the hearts of 10-man Stoke and register his first goal for the Irons.

West Ham defender Matthew Upson has pinpointed Christmas as crucial if the Irons are to get out of the relegation dogfight this season.

Saturday's 1-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa left the Hammers just one point above the drop zone and they face two teams also in the relegation mix - Portsmouth on Boxing Day and Stoke on Sunday.