Ghanaian midfielder plays as West Ham and Stoke City share the spoils

Slaven Bilic handed Ayew his first start for West Ham at the London Stadium - his second Premier League start of the season after starting the season opener against Chelsea and suffering injury.

The Hammers took the lead when Michail Antonio's header from a Dimitri Payet cross came off Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan and beat keeper Lee Grant at his near post.

West Ham keeper Adrian might have conceded a penalty for a foul on Jonathan Walters but the referee played on and Bojan scored from his team-mate's cross.

Stoke almost snatched a late winner but Adrian palmed a Charlie Adam free-kick wide.