Stoke City vs West Ham United
Match pulse
STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| STK | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| WHU | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Stoke 2-1
Stoke City beat West Ham United 2-1 on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at bet365 Stadium. Goals for Stoke: Robert Huth (12') and Danny Higginbotham (63'). Goals for West Ham: Frédéric Piquionne (30').
Play by play
- 95'
<b>Full time</b> Stoke hang on and probably shaded it on the day. It's 39 years since Stoke made the final four of the FA Cup. Now they're off to Wembley.
- 94'
Parker overhits his cross and that should be the end.
- 93'
Silly from Hines, who nudges Walters when the ball looked like running out for a West Ham corner.
- 92'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0313/dannyhigginbothamcelebvwhufc_275x155.jpg"> <br>Stoke's Danny Higginbotham jumps for joy after scoring his team's second goal.
- 92'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Etherington heads off and Danny Collins comes on.
- 91'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Fuller has a yellow already after losing the ball and hacking at Bridge.
- 90'
Four minutes added...
- 90'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Kenwyne Jones comes off and Ricardo Fuller comes on.
- 89'
Stoke penned in now. Can the Hammers find an equaliser?
- 88'
Good effort from Cole who wriggled free in the area. The ball was going wide but Sorensen turned it behind.
- 87'
Wst Ham peppering the box now but Stoke standing firm.
- 85'
<b>Upson hits the bar!</b> He rises highest from the corner but smacks his effort off the bar with Sorensen beaten.
- 84'
A hard day's work for ref Mike Jones. No-one is happy with him.
- 83'
West Ham scream for a penalty now as Tomkins is hauled down by Walters. The defender is furious. The free kick actually goes Stoke's way.
- 82'
Hines wins a free kick. Pulis is livid.
- 81'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Changes: Zavon Hines comes on for Noble, while for Stoke, Whitehead replaces Pennant.
- 80'
Keane has had a bit of a mare since coming on.
- 78'
Keane screams from a penalty off Huth as Huth blocks his touch inside. He goes off chasing the ref rather than trying to win the ball back.
- 77'
Role reversal as Sorensen punches clear a corner.
- 75'
Good move from West Ham as Parker feeds Tomkins and his low cross is hooked on target by Keane forcing Sorensen into a save at his near post.
- 73'
A chance for Pennant as a dribbled cross falls to him charging into the box but he slices his effort wide.
- 72'
Now Jones heads over as Etherington centres.
- 71'
Green redeems himself with an excellent punch from Pennant's dangerous corner.
- 70'
Green is out and makes a slight hash of his clearance. Stoke gifted a corner.
- 69'
Hitzlsperger has a pop but that one is weaker than we've become accustomed to.