Squad sheets: Stoke City v West Ham United

These two clubs meet eight days after West Ham defeated Stoke 3-0 at Upton Park in the Premier League. That result provided further evidence of West Ham's renaissance and the growing influence of Demba Ba and Thomas Hitzlsperger. Ba failed a medical at Stoke in January and could well feature up front alongside the fit-again Robbie Keane as Avram Grant, having allowed Kieron Dyer to join his former club Ipswich on loan for a month, enjoys the luxury of picking from a full-strength squad. Matthew Etherington is set to return for Stoke against his former club. Stuart James Venue Britannia Stadium Tickets £10-£25 (01782 367 599) Best Cup run Stoke (semi-finals, three) West Ham (winners, three) Referee M Jones Odds Stoke 21-20 West Ham 9-4 Draw 9-4 Stoke Subs from Begovic, Pugh, Faye, Whelan, Pennant, Fuller, Collins, Diao, Wilson, Shotton Doubtful Pennant (knee) Injured Sidibe (achilles, Aug) Suspended None Form guide (all comps) LDLWLW Disciplinary record (all comps) Y63 R2 Leading scorer (all comps) Huth, Jones, Walters 7 West Ham Subs from Boffin, Kurucz, Stech, Reid, Hines, Gabbidon, Spector, Edgar, Ilunga, Collison, Barrera, Kovac, Boa Morte, Sears, Stanislas, Tomkins, Faubert, Ba Doubtful None Injured None Cup-tied O'Neill Form guide (all comps) WWWDLW Disciplinary record (all comps) Y54 R2 Leading scorer (all comps) Cole 11 Match pointers • These teams have met in the Premier League, twice, and the Carling Cup already this season with West Ham yet to be beaten by Stoke • The hosts have won two of the three FA Cup matches they have played against the London club • John Carew has scored eight goals in his last nine matches in this competition • Demba Ba has scored four times in his three league starts for Avram Grant's men, including one against Stoke • Stoke are unbeaten in the six games they have played at the Britannia Stadium in 2011