STOKE CITY 0 WEST HAM 0

STOKE and West Ham shared the spoils in a goalless draw as Jack Butland kept his first clean sheet since his return – and in front of watching England manager Gareth Southgate.

Butland impressed with saves from Andre Ayew and Manuel Lanzini ahead of a possible Three Lions recall in June.

There were few English players in either side for Southgate to cast his eye over, but one of them, Saido Berahino, was hoping to open his Stoke account 427 days on from his last goal for West Brom.

Marko Arnautovic’s pull-back found the forward in the eighth minute, yet Reid had other ideas as he flung himself in front of Berahino’s powerful shot to prevent a certain goal.

Another block, this time from Jose Fonte, prevented him from converting Joe Allen’s cross, while the ex-Southampton captain was equally alert to stop Arnautovic turning home Glen Johnson’s pull across. The Hammers lacked creativity outside of Lanzini but Ayew did display some ingenuity with an overhead kick that provided Butland with his first test, one he duly passed.

Slaven Bilic called for Aaron Cresswell at the start of a second half which the Potters began brightly as Allen volleyed into the netting and both he and Shaqiri forced Adrian into saves.

Both of those were considerably more straightforward than the effort he produced to repel Berahino, throwing out his right hand to tip the forward’s low first-time effort around a post.

Butland got in on the act too at the other end, parrying out Ayew’s chance which came at a comfortable height before thrusting out a leg to deny Lanzini during the same attack.

The views of the two managers were epitomised by the substitutions they made in the 69th and 70th minute - Bilic taking off striker Ayew for midfielder Noble and Hughes introducing forward Crouch for midfielder Allen. As it was, Crouch could not provide another match- winning contribution.