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Marko Arnautovic equaliser denies West Ham United

A last-gasp striker from Marko Arnautovic earns Stoke City a 1-1 draw at Upton Park against West Ham United.

A 95th-minute equaliser from Marko Arnautovic has earned Stoke City a 1-1 against West Ham United at Upton Park.

West Ham United's English defender Aaron Cresswell scores from this free kick during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Stoke City at Upton Park in London on April 11, 2015© Getty Images

It took the Hammers just seven minutes to open the scoring at Upton Park when Aaron Cresswell curled a terrific free kick over the wall and into the top corner.

Cheikhou Kouyate almost doubled his team's advantage only to see Asmir Begovic react well to stop his long-range effort finding the corner, before up the other end, Jonathan Walters nearly got in on goal before a last-ditch block from Winston Reid.

As the half progressed, Stoke improved and on the half-hour mark, a speculative effort from Walters was well dealt with by Adrian, before Charlie Adam fired over from 25 yards.

The Potters continued to press, and with five minutes of the half remaining, Walters took the ball past James Collins before lashing his effort into the side-netting.

After the restart, the visitors picked up where they had left off with Walters, who was a constant threat throughout the match, driving an ambitious attempt over Adrian's crossbar.

However, West Ham finally started to show more quality in the final third, with Begovic having to be alert to deny both Kouyate and Stewart Downing.

It was Stoke who ended the match on the front foot through, and after Mame Biram Diouf had headed against the woodwork, they eventually found their equaliser deep into added-on time.

After previously having two goals disallowed, the winger coolly slotted into the bottom corner to earn Stoke their first point in four games.

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Aaron Cresswell of West Ham celebrates scoring the first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Stoke City at Boleyn Ground on April 11, 2015
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