However although the striker got into some good positions he wasted two excellent opportunities to get
the Potters goals in the match.
Not exact matches
David Moyes» team was
in dire straits after Joe Hart's howler left West Ham down with 11 minutes to play, but Andy Carroll's volley from 15 yards on a cross by Aaron Cresswell had too much pace for Jack Butland and went inside the left post for a vital equaliser that kept the
Potters in the drop and ended a frustrating
match on an up note for West Ham, who had three
goals disallowed during the contest.
In the last five league
matches, the
Potters have managed 9
goals, while the Reds have scored 12.
Furthermore, the
Potters, while they were victorious
in their most recent home fixture — Kenwyn Jones on target
in a 2 - 0 triumph over Everton; Jones registering his first league
goal in seven
matches — have won only one of their last four at the Brittania, and two of those were defeats to sides currently situated
in the lower half of the table
in Blackpool 0 - 1 & Fulham 0 - 2, the latter against a side who had not won away from
in 28 attempts.