Kenwyne Jones equalised with a header and had a strike tipped on to the post by Robert Green, while Robert Huth and Ricardo Fuller also hit the woodwork.
West Ham struck the post through Frederic Piquionne, while Thomas Sorensen denied Manuel da Costa.
It was a tough and uncompromising contest between two teams who started the day in the bottom three.
The result ensured that the Hammers, without boss Avram Grant as he observed the Jewish holy day Yom Kippur, remained anchored to the bottom of the table but they have at least ended their sequence of four straight defeats, during which they conceded three goals in each.
Referee Lee Mason dished out five yellow cards, but turned down several penalties appeals, with West Ham furious that Ryan Shawcross was not punished for a handball following a Victor Obinna strike in the opening half.
A foul from Shawcross led to West Ham's goal, with Stoke failing to deal with Obinna's subsequent delivery into the box.
Delap attempted to hack the ball clear but it struck team-mate Shawcross and was bundled home by Parker.
The goal came just after the half-hour mark and Piquionne almost immediately doubled their advantage with a long-range shot that thundered against the crossbar.
Shawcross was later fortunate to escape sanction when he appeared to elbow Carlton Cole in an off-the-ball incident that saw the striker fall to the turf.
Stoke, who defeated Aston Villa with a last-ditch winner on Monday, looked strangely off the pace but were almost handed a goal by the unsure handling of Green.
The Hammers keeper fumbled a delivery from out wide and Huth almost tucked the ball home from a tight angle but the defender's shot struck the post.
Jones should then have converted a long throw from Delap but he too was wasteful, heading over from six yards.
However, the former Sunderland striker was on target shortly after the restart, rising above Da Costa to convert a brilliant cross from the right by Jermaine Pennant.
The goal brought the crowd to life and they were almost celebrating again when the athletic Jones dispossessed Matthew Upson before cutting inside and unleashing a fearsome shot that Green diverted against the woodwork with a superb one-handed save.
West Ham responded, with a neat interchange of play creating an opening for Obinna but Thomas Sorensen palmed his long-range effort around the post and brilliantly denied a Da Costa header from the subsequent corner.
The last effort of the match fell to former Hammer Matthew Etherington, whose long-range effort with the outside of his boot was saved by Green.
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Saturday, 18 September 2010
Premier League
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Stoke
1-1
West Ham
FT
(HT 0-1)
Jones 48
Parker 32
Stoke
29 Sorensen
04 Huth
05 Collins yellow card
17 Shawcross
25 Faye
16 Pennant (Whelan 83)
18 Whitehead yellow card
24 Delap yellow card
26 Etherington
09 Jones (Gudjohnsen 73)
19 Walters (Fuller 66)
Substitutes
01 Begovic,
03 Higginbotham,
28 Wilkinson,
06 Whelan,
12 Wilson,
07 Gudjohnsen,
10 Fuller
West Ham
01 Green
04 Gabbidon
15 Upson
22 Da Costa
37 Jacobsen
08 Parker
16 Noble
21 Behrami yellow card (Kovac 52)
09 Cole yellow card
30 Piquionne
33 Obinna (Boa Morte 90+3)
Substitutes
29 Stech,
05 Tomkins,
20 Faubert,
12 Barrera,
13 Boa Morte,
14 Kovac,
17 McCarthy
Ref: Lee MasonAtt: 27,028
STOKE WEST HAM
Possession
Stoke 42%
West Ham 58%
Attempts on target
Stoke 3
West Ham 6
Attempts off target
Stoke 6
West Ham 7
Corners
Stoke 6
West Ham 3
Fouls
Stoke 14
West Ham 8
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+3:05 The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
90:00+2:26 Substitution Luis Boa Morte on for Victor Obinna.
90:00+0:42 Inswinging corner taken by Glenn Whelan from the left by-line, Close range headed effort by Ryan Shawcross misses to the right
of the goal.
90:00+0:22 Matthew Etherington takes a shot. Save by Robert Green.
84:36 Scott Parker produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.
83:38 Unfair challenge on Carlton Cole by Abdoulaye Faye results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by Victor Obinna.
83:06 Free kick taken by Robert Green.
83:06 Booking Danny Collins goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.
82:54 Free kick awarded for a foul by Danny Collins on Scott Parker.
82:12 Substitution Glenn Whelan joins the action as a substitute, replacing Jermaine Pennant.
81:40 Header from inside the area by Ricardo Fuller bounces off the post.
80:42 Free kick awarded for a foul by Ryan Shawcross on Daniel Gabbidon. Robert Green takes the free kick.
79:43 Corner taken left-footed by Matthew Etherington from the right by-line, Carlton Cole makes a clearance.
79:23 Ryan Shawcross fouled by Mark Noble, the ref awards a free kick. Danny Collins takes the direct free kick.
79:05 Scott Parker is penalised for a handball. Direct free kick taken by Thomas Sorensen.
78:08 Shot on goal by Scott Parker from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
77:18 Foul by Ricardo Fuller on Manuel da Costa, free kick awarded. Matthew Upson takes the direct free kick.
76:09 Radoslav Kovac fouled by Dean Whitehead, the ref awards a free kick. Mark Noble takes the free kick.
75:30 Victor Obinna has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses left.
74:53 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Matthew Etherington.
73:18 Headed effort from deep inside the area by Frederic Piquionne misses to the right of the goal.
72:27 Substitution Eidur Gudjohnsen replaces Kenwyne Jones.
70:41 Manuel da Costa takes a shot. Thomas Sorensen makes a save.
70:17 Short corner worked by Mark Noble.
70:01 Victor Obinna takes a shot. Save by Thomas Sorensen.
67:32 Kenwyne Jones is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Direct free kick taken by Robert Green.
65:03 Thomas Sorensen takes the direct free kick.
65:03 Substitution Ricardo Fuller joins the action as a substitute, replacing Jonathan Walters.
65:03 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Robert Huth by Victor Obinna.
61:10 Unfair challenge on Scott Parker by Rory Delap results in a free kick. Robert Green takes the direct free kick.
60:09 The referee blows for offside against Victor Obinna. Direct free kick taken by Thomas Sorensen.
Correction - 58:10 Kenwyne Jones takes a shot. Save made by Robert Green.
58:10 Kenwyne Jones produces a right-footed shot from inside the area and strikes the post.
56:29 Jonathan Walters gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott Parker. Robert Green takes the direct free kick.
52:00 Substitution Radoslav Kovac on for Valon Behrami.
50:04 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jermaine Pennant from the left by-line.
49:06 Matthew Etherington takes a shot. Blocked by Lars Jacobsen.
47:36 The assist for the goal came from Jermaine Pennant.
47:36 GOAL - Kenwyne Jones:Stoke 1 - 1 West Ham Kenwyne Jones finds the net with a headed goal from close range. Stoke 1-1 West Ham.
46:31 Unfair challenge on Valon Behrami by Robert Huth results in a free kick. Matthew Upson takes the direct free kick.
45:01 The match restarts for the second half.
Half Time
45:00+3:22 The first half comes to an end.
45:00+1:10 Foul by Manuel da Costa on Jonathan Walters, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Matthew Etherington,
clearance by Manuel da Costa.
44:37 Free kick taken by Manuel da Costa.
44:37 Booking Dean Whitehead receives a yellow card.
44:31 Dean Whitehead concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Parker.
43:50 Foul by Kenwyne Jones on Robert Green, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Robert Green.
42:06 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kenwyne Jones by Matthew Upson. Direct free kick taken by Matthew Etherington.
38:52 Danny Collins takes the free kick.
38:52 Booking Carlton Cole booked for unsporting behaviour.
38:49 Carlton Cole concedes a free kick for a foul on Matthew Etherington.
38:39 Mark Noble takes a shot. Save made by Thomas Sorensen.
36:53 Kenwyne Jones has a header from inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.
33:44 Frederic Piquionne takes a shot.
32:55 The official flags Carlton Cole offside. Danny Collins takes the free kick.
31:39 GOAL - Scott Parker:Stoke 0 - 1 West Ham Goal scored by Scott Parker from close in high into the middle of the goal. Stoke 0-1 West Ham.
30:49 Danny Collins gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Valon Behrami. A cross is delivered by Victor Obinna,
29:52 The assistant referee flags for offside against Matthew Etherington. Free kick taken by Robert Green.
27:38 Robert Huth challenges Frederic Piquionne unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Mark
Noble, Ryan Shawcross manages to make a clearance.
26:47 Carlton Cole gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dean Whitehead. Thomas Sorensen restarts play with the free
kick.
24:13 Victor Obinna takes a shot. Robert Huth gets a block in.
23:37 Direct free kick taken by Manuel da Costa.
23:37 Booking Booking for Rory Delap.
23:33 Rory Delap gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Valon Behrami.
22:52 Scott Parker fouled by Jonathan Walters, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Scott Parker.
22:34 Carlton Cole takes a shot. Save by Thomas Sorensen.
21:31 Kenwyne Jones produces a left-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
20:20 Jermaine Pennant crosses the ball in from the free kick.
20:20 Booking The referee shows Valon Behrami a yellow card.
20:10 Jermaine Pennant fouled by Valon Behrami, the ref awards a free kick.
16:47 Free kick awarded for a foul by Valon Behrami on Jonathan Walters. Jermaine Pennant produces a cross, Robert Huth takes a
shot from close range that bounces off the post.
14:05 Victor Obinna takes a shot. Save by Thomas Sorensen.
13:29 Mark Noble takes the inswinging corner, Matthew Etherington makes a clearance.
11:53 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Jermaine Pennant, Carlton Cole manages to make a clearance.
9:51 Corner taken by Matthew Etherington from the right by-line, Frederic Piquionne makes a clearance.
9:01 Effort from the edge of the box by Carlton Cole goes wide of the right-hand upright.
7:04 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Mark Noble from the left by-line, Abdoulaye Faye makes a clearance.
0:00 The referee gets the game started.
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Source: BBC Sport
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