The unpredictable nature of this season’s Premier League means that neither West Ham United nor Stoke City should be discounted as contenders for a European place. However, West Ham’s momentum has stalled. They have not won since beating Chelsea on 24 October and could be missing six key players, while Stoke will be confident after last weekend’s comprehensive victory over Manchester City. Mark Hughes’s side are unbeaten in their past three visits to Upton Park. Jacob Steinberg
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue Upton Park
Last season West Ham 1 Stoke 1
Live n/a
Referee A Marriner
This season G8, Y34, R2, 4.5 cards per game
Odds H 6-4 A 2-1 D 11-5
West Ham United
Subs from Randolph, Spiegel, Collins, Oxford, O’Brien, Hendrie, Obiang, Cullen, Jelavic, Valencia
Doubtful Valencia (ankle)
Injured Lanzini (hamstring, 20 Dec), Moses (hamstring, 16 Jan), Reid (hamstring, 16 Jan), Payet
(ankle, Feb), Sakho (thigh, Feb)
Suspended None
Form DDLDLW
Discipline Y20 R4
Leading scorer Payet 5
Stoke City
Subs from Haugaard, Wilson, Muniesa, Pieters, Adam, Bardsley, Ireland, Van Ginkel, Sidwell, Walters, Diouf
Doubtful None
Injured Given (knee, unknown), Odemwingie (hamstring, 19 Dec), Crouch (hamstring, 19 Dec)
Suspended None
Form WLWWDL
Discipline Y22 R3
Leading scorer Arnautovic 5
