Moses, who was playing for Palace the last time that they triumphed at the Britannia Stadium in 2008, is expected to be fit to feature against his old club, who have themselves won two out of their last three
Browsing: Stoke City
The victory leaves West Brom 13th in the table and 11 points clear of the relegation zone, while Stoke stay eighth
Just as the Nigerians do battle, Stoke City’s past would also meet its future as Mark Hughes takes his side to Tony Pulis’s West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League
Moses, who was the man of the match, proved one of the main differences between the two sides
The visitors had the first real opening of the game when Luke Garbutt teed up Darron Gibson just outside the area, but the midfielder could only drill his effort straight at Asmir Begovic
Instead it was Peter Crouch that equalled Alan Shearer’s Premier League record for headed goals as he gave Stoke City a slender victory
The two teams shared the spoils in August’s 1-1 draw, in which Chester was sent off for Hull in the first half
Moses scored the winner from the penalty spot late on
After a lacklustre opening period, Stoke almost took the lead when Stephen Ireland connected with an Erik Pieters cross, leaving Brad Guzan to make a good save down low
The striker has been on the sidelines since suffering a serious cruciate knee ligament injury against Manchester City back in August, but is making good progress
Hughes’ side progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup on Monday with victory against Rochdale but it came at a cost, with Spaniard Bojan suffering cruciate ligament damage
Moses, who has been out due to injury for a couple of months, broke into the Britannia’s starting line up
The 33-year-old forward was impressing in the Potters first-team before damaging an anterior cruciate ligament during a 1-0 win at Manchester City back in August
If this fixture had been a boxing match, it would have been stopped to save the visitors from further punishment
The home side made a quick start as they broke the deadlock less than three minutes in when Peter Crouch nodded the ball forward from a corner to Ryan Shawcross, leaving the captain to tap the ball in from close range
United are halfway through Van Gaal’s debut season as manager and a nine-match unbeaten run has helped them rise to third in the Premier League table
First half goals from Peter Crouch, Bojan and Jonathan Walters put Stoke 3-0 up, but the Gunners came surging back in the second half as two goals in two minutes from Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey set up a grandstand finish
Reds supporters unveiled a superb banner depicting the increase in prices since 1990, when they claim they paid just £4 for a ticket, rising to £24 in 2000 and £43 in 2010
Liverpool were held to a 2-2 UEFA Champions League draw at Ludogorets on Wednesday as their underwhelming season continued in Bulgaria
The Potters fell behind in the 34th minute when Wilfried Bony hit the turf following a tussle with Ryan Shawcross at a corner and referee Michael Oliver awarded a spot-kick, which the Swans striker dispatched himself