Tristan lashes a shot just wide for the visitors, that could have settled it...

Another Lawrence cross finds Shawcross's head but he sends his efforted over the bar and that could be that.

The fourth official indicates a minimum of TWO minutes will be added at the end of this match.

Lawrence bends in another corner and this time Matthew Upson it is who rises highest and clears the danger.

Outswinging corner taken by Lawrence and Fuller it is this time who takes a shot but Kovac puts in a great block.

Jack Collinson comes on to replace the tired Boa Morte, he was on a booking anyway.

Stoke are piling on the pressure late on, Fuller this time with a chance but his headed effort flies over the bar, they just haven't been able to find the final telling touch have Stoke today.

Lawrence plays in one more corner and this time Boa Morte gets up and heads clear, they're hanging on are the visitors, they need this win to keep in touch of next season's Europa League.

Lawrence whips in another dead ball for Shawcross, he smashes a shot at goal but Green saves, the Hammers seem to be hanging on late on here after controlling a lot of this match.

Corner is taken by Lawrencer who finds Faye once again, he takes a shot but James Tomkins clears the danger only as far as another corner though...

Stoke City win themselves a corner, only their second of the match, it's taken by Lawrence who finds Faye but the big man heads over once again!

How has he missed that?! Stanislas receives the ball deep inside the Stoke box in acres of space and somehow fires over the bar!

Little bit of a lull in the match here, it's gotten a little bit scrappy and bogged down in the centre of the park, apart from the last few minutes this game has been quite lively in the second half.

Lawrence makes himself some space on the edge of the box but is closed down by Stanislas just as he goes to shoot, that could have been the equaliser.

The ball breaks loose to Fuller on the edge of the box, he uses his upper body strength to out muscle the opposition defence and get a shot off at goal but he is slightly off balance and his shot is sent just wide of Green's goal.

Delap tries his luck from well out but it is never going to test Green in the West Ham goal, they really are going to have to up their game Stoke if they are going to claw a way back into this match.

Ilunga brings down Beattie and Shawcross comes over to take the set piece, he lofts in forward but it is wasted and the Hammers have the ball back.

Faye is sent to the floor by Tristan who receives a warning from referee Peter Walton.

Di Michele tries and audacious effort from miles out, he hits the target but Sorensen has no trouble in collecting the ball.

Lucas Neill attempts a throughball but Di Michele is caught offside, that was a really close call.

The delay is over here and the play can begin again, expect a lot of injury time at the end of this first half...

Robert Green is down injured here following a collision with James Beattie, there was no malicious intent but it looks like a nasty injury to the visiting 'keeper.

Ilunga finds Tristan with a lovely ball, the goalscorer then tries to hammer a shot towards Sorensen's goal but a spot of superb last ditch defending from Shawcross denies the Hammers a second goal.

Stanislas feeds Di Michele who then twists his way into the Stoke box and curls his effort towards the top corner... ooh that was mightly close! The ball skimmed the top of the bar, that could have been game over before the break!

Faye brings down Boa Morte in a dangerous area and it looks as though Tristan will be claiming the rights to this set piece, could this be the opener?

Etherington floats in a cross into the box but Herita Ilunga clears.

The set piece in delivered into the box but over all the heads and to Liam Lawrence who floats a ball back into the area for Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, he gets up brilliantly but smashes his header over the bar and is left punching the ground in disgust!

Great defending from Radoslav Kovac who chased his man all the way down the line, he must settle for a corner though...

Ryan Shawcross finds himself inside the box and in turn Rory Delap floats in a delightful ball from a throw in but as the centre back rises he somehow manages to head way over the bar!

Ricardo Fuller wins himself a free kick out on the right for Stoke as Junior Stanislas brings down the stocky striker.

Luis Boa Morte finds Diego Tristan with a great ball, the Argentinian turns and unleashes a shot at goal but Thomas Sorensen sees it safely into his arms.

It appears that Di Michele's goal has been ruled out for handball by the Italian although it is unclear from replays as to whether the ball actually struck his hand...

West Ham have a real shout of a goal chalked off and it's hard to see why, the ball falls to David Di Michele why, he smashes his shot into the back of the net but as he reels away the flag is up! He was never offside!

Not exactly what this match needs right now as Etherington is sent clattering to the floor and looks in real pain, we're in for a bit of a delay here.

Well the match may have begun slowly but the atmosphere is electric, not just from the hosts but the Hammers fans are making a real racket!

It's been a rather quiet start here at Stoke neither side has been able to get a hold of the ball and begin to dictate play.

The set piece comes to nothing as Etherington steps up and sends his ball into the stands.

Early foul here as Matthew Etherington earns a free kick out on the left hand side against his former club.