Stoke City vs West Ham United Match Preview
Stoke City and West Ham United will meet at the Britannia Stadium with a place in the FA Cup Quarter-Finals at stake.
West Ham will enter this game in good form having won their last three games and scored 11 goals in the process. The Hammers also produced a 3-0 home win over Stoke in the Premier League last weekend.
Stoke will be looking to bounce back from that defeat at Upton Park and continue their current six game unbeaten streak at home.
Abdoulaye Faye and Danny Higginbotham look likely to return for Stoke, while Jermain Pennant will receive a late fitness test on a knee injury.
Thomas Sorensen will replace Amir Begovic in goal for the Potters as he has in the previous rounds of this competition.
Striker Robbie Keane looks likely to shake off a calf injury in time to play for West Ham, while Scott Parker nd Victor Obinna will both be ready to go.
Jack Collison and Junior Stanislas are sidelined with injury for the Hammers, while Gary O’Neil is cup-tied after playing for Middlesbrough in earlier rounds of the competition.