Stoke sit 10th in the Premier League and will be up to try and get rid of any lingering relegation fears and hopefully push themselves closer to a European position. The hosts are nine places and six points behind the Potters.
Stoke have a good away record this season and have already beaten Newcastle, Cardiff, West Brom, Wolves and Blackburn on their travels. West Ham have won four home league games this season but have also lost six times.
In the 38 matches between these sides at West Ham, the Potters have won just 7, the hosts 20 and eleven have been drawn. Last time the pair clashed at Upton Park, in this seasons Carling Cup, the game ended in a 3-1 home win, after extra time. Overall West Ham have won 32 times to the Potters 29 victories.
The referee is Andre Marriner. This season he took charge of the Potters as they won 2-0 at home to Everton, aswell as the 2-1 loss at home to Manchester United, where he failed to send off Gary Neville. He refereed West Ham in their 3-0 home defeat against Arsenal, the 1-1 home draw against Fulham and the 3-1 home defeat to Boltoin this season.
The Met Office report that there will be misty skies, temperatures of 5 degrees celsius, very poor visibility and an 8mph wind.
Prediction: The Potters go there and grind out a point, Carew equalising after Demba Ba opens the scoring early on.