Noble pleased at his 300th appearance

London : West Ham United captain Mark Noble was proud to mark his 300th Premier League appearance with a goal in the London outfit’s 3-0 win at Stoke City on Saturday.

After a win over champions Chelsea and a draw with Arsenal, West Ham continued their revival under manager David Moyes by beating Stoke City to record their third consecutive clean sheet and climb to 15th in the table.

Midfielder Noble, who progressed through West Ham’s ranks and made his league debut in 2005, scored the first of the three goals against Stoke from the spot after Manuel Lanzini was fouled by Erik Pieters in the first half.

“It was a good performance, all in all, and we’ve kept three clean sheets in a week, which is some achievement, especially with the opposition we’ve played against,” Noble told the club’s website.