LONDON (SE) - West Ham United will soon be looking while they visit the Britannia Stadium to perform Stoke City on Saturday morning to move free from the relegation struggle. Mike Allardyce's West Ham (8-6-13) are six things clear of the bottom three with 11 activities remaining, but the Hammers will be seeking to bounce straight back from a last-minute beat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Monday night game of the final round of suits. "It was a tough sport and a London derby. We had other possibilities that, when they had gone in, would have caused it to be 3-1 and you then are looking at a different game," said centre-back James Collins in a meeting with the club's official internet site. "It is gutting when you are only minutes from getting anything, but we were strong on Monday evening and that provides plenty to us of belief and confidence likely to Stoke on Saturday. "We are looking up and onwards. There are more difficult fits coming up, but we have a great team and great team spirit. We've to give it an excellent go and go to Stoke, and personally I think we've plenty of in the group to do that. Just how we began the summer season showed what we are with the capacity of. We're training hard, we want to win every game and that is no different against Stoke, who we know will be tough on their own ground, but I strongly feel the outcome will come.", if we keep playing the way in which we're playing Saturday's hosts Stoke (7-12-8) are three points above the Hammers and believe they have adequate to stay out of trouble. Despite a comparatively disappointing year, director Tony Pulis this week thanked his table for sticking by him - at any given time when other Premier League supervisors are not having the same treatment. "Every director has a distinct relationship with chairmen," said Pulis. "I have had different associations with other chairmen at other groups as to the I've got with Peter Coates. "The relationship between yourself and the person who runs the club is important to how the football club actually projects itself. As a director, I am exceedingly fortunate here. Other managers aren't therefore lucky." Stoke have doubts over Matthew Etherington (back) and Michael Owen (hip), as the Hammers have concerns over Kevin Nolan (foot), Mark Noble (shoulder), James Tomkins (infection) and George McCartney (knee). West Ham have lost four of their last five group games, and have the worst away goal-scoring record in the top-flight - controlling only seven goals in 13 fits traveling. The Potters have gained just one of their last eight games, and have picked up less details since Boxing Day (five) than any other team in the Premier League. The teams drew 1-1 back in November, with the most surprising statistic of the game being only the single orange card dished out in the game concerning the two most booked sides in the Premier League this year. West Ham are winless inside their last three games against Stoke.
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