West Ham's winning run came to an end but they did well to claim a point as they battled back to draw 2-2 with Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. The Potters had been well in control of the contest and deservedly led 2-0 thanks to goals from Victor Moses in the 33rd minute and Mame Biram Diouf in the 56th. But Stoke boss Mark Hughes was denied the perfect birthday present as Enner Valencia reduced the deficit on the hour mark before Stewart Downing equalised with 17 minutes of normal time remaining. The result leaves Hughes' side 12th in the Barclays Premier League table, while West Ham have dropped a place to fifth. Stoke had won their previous two home top-flight matches, but they went in to...
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