Striker James Beattie's first goals of the season earned Stoke a 2-1 victory at home to West Ham.

The burly forward scored his opener from an 11th-minute penalty only for Matthew Upson to head an equaliser before the interval.

However, Beattie had the last word when he forced home Ricardo Fuller's cross at the far post with 20 minutes to go.

Those goals ended a run of four Premier League matches, which included successive home defeats to Chelsea and Manchester United, without a win for the Potters while West Ham are second bottom.

That former Hammers winger Matthew Etherington, who left Upton Park in January, should have a major part in the breakthrough was no surprise. Fuller's backheel sent him racing into the penalty area only to go down under a challenge from Julien Faubert.

Contact looked minimal but referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot and booked Faubert, and Beattie confidently dispatched the penalty for his first goal of the season.

England international Upson then grabbed West Ham's equaliser three minutes later. No-one tracked the centre-back's run from the edge of the penalty area and he was able to head home Mark Noble's inswinging left-wing corner unchallenged.

In the 69th minute Stoke went ahead again thanks to the invention and pace of Fuller and the strength of Beattie.

Fuller turned Upson 35 yards from goal and raced down the inside-right channel before unleashing a shot which Robert Green could only parry and that allowed Beattie to out-muscle Faubert and score from close range at the far post.

Robert Huth was lucky to escape without any punishment after appearing to swing an arm at Upson, who was already carrying a facial injury from an accidental boot in the face during the first half.