Festive spirit dries up at Stoke

TONY PULIS had called on Stoke to show some fight as they prepare for a nervy new year survival battle, but this was presumably not what had he had in mind.

The Potters manager was angry after striker Ricardo Fuller was sent off for fighting with his team-mate Andy Griffin, a moment of madness which helped condemn the visitors to defeat here.

Fuller became embroiled in a heated exchange with Griffin seconds after West Ham equalised early in the second half, and was red-carded for throwing a punch at the defender.