HAMMERS keeper Robert Green will be keen to put his England nightmare behind him when he takes to the field in club colours against Stoke City this weekend.

Green was sent off after conceding a penalty by fouling Ukraine’s Artem Milevskiy in the 14th minute during the Three Lions’ 1-0 defeat on Saturday. Former Chelsea striker Andriy Shevechenko missed the resulting kick but a deflected Sergiy Nazarenko strike 15 minutes later proved to be the only goal of the game as Fabio Capello’s men lost their perfect record in World Cup qualifying group six.

The West Ham stopper missed Wednesday’s game against Belarus through suspension, but he will make a welcome return for Gianfranco Zola’s side for the visit to the Britannia Stadium.

That said, the 29-year-old will be eager to wipe out another bad memory against the Potters on Saturday.

Green’s last outing in a West Ham shirt against Fulham was not one to be added to the portfolio, either. The keeper flapped at a Paul Konchesky corner, missing the ball, allowing Zoltan Gera to prod home for a 2-1 lead at the back post.

Junior Stanislas spared the blushes somewhat with a late equaliser, but the damage had been done.

Indeed, Green was not the only Hammer guilty of a misdemeanour that day. The usually dependable Matthew Upson inexplicably wrestled striker Diomancy Kamara to the ground, conceding a penalty and gifting Danny Murphy the chance to draw his team level, which he duly accepted.

Upson will get the chance to make amends at the weekend, as the team strive to reverse an alarming slump in form that has seen them register just one win in the league this season.

That result was a 2-0 triumph over Wolves in the campaign’s curtain-raiser back in August.

A run of four losses and two draws since then means the team now lie just one place above bottom side Portsmouth and are desperately in search of three points to lift them out of the relegation zone.

While Stoke is not an easy place to go, they have not picked a bad time to play Tony Pulis’s men.

The Potters have not won in four league games and they have scored the third-fewest goals in the division so far this season.