Match Report
West Ham United went into the game 13th in the table on 42 points; Stoke City sat 19th on 33 — a 9-point gap. The last five rounds placed Stoke City 12th in the league for form — higher than their 19th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: West Ham United 1.26 scored and 1.79 conceded per game, Stoke City 0.92 and 1.79, with the league averaging 1.34.
Stoke City entered with four losses in a row.
17 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — West Ham United 4, draws 7, Stoke City 6, at 2.24 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 35% of the wins in this matchup.
London Stadium in London staged the fixture, a ground that holds 66,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.