Saturday January 1, 2011 Day 21 Finished Upton Park

West Ham United 2 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • Zubar 51’ (o.g.)
  • Sears 79’

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  1. West Ham send Wolves bottom

    West Ham send Wolves bottom

    West Ham United took a massive step towards Premier League survival with a 2-0 win over fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • West Ham United
    • Wolverhampton Wanderers
    • - Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).
    • 90+4' PEEP! PEEP! PEEEEEEEP!!! That's it. West Ham have won the battle of the bottom. Wolves were unlucky to concede the first goal but couldn't convert any of their many chances and if you don't score you don't win. Have a very happy New Year!!
    • 90+3' Green has it now. Clears long. Edwards can only knock it out of play.
    • 90+2' Cole can bring it away for West Ham. Tomkins, Ben-Haim, Cole, Gabbidon back with Parker. Wide to Piquionne and now with Green. Ben-Haim again...foward for Cole but it's through to Hennessey.
    • 90+1' Ward charges forward but he's bundled out of it outside the box. West Ham clear.
    • 90' Four minutes of additional time
    • 89' Fletcher is adjudged to have handled in the area. Free-kick to West Ham.
    • 88' It's all or nothing now for Wolves.
    • 87' Piquionne is fouled on the left wing by Zubar.
    • 86' Parker is fouled halfway inside his own half.
    • 86' SUB FOR WOLVES: Bent replaces Milijas
    • 85' Jarvis takes...Noble clears. Back in by Jarvis and header away by Cole. Fletcher is fouled 30 yards out...Milijas over it...
    • 84' Not long to go now and the game must surely be up for Wolves this afternoon. But they get a corner on the left off Tomkins.
    • 82' Corner for Wolves. Cleared. And now Parker is fouled and West Ham get a free-kick on the right touchline.
    • 78' CAUTION: Kovac of West Ham
    • 78' GOAL FOR WEST HAM!!! Freddie Sears with his first goal for two years. Ben-Haim gets down the right and cuts it back to the penalty spot. Sears is running onto it and guides a low right-footed effort into the far corner. Job done.
    • 76' CHANCE FOR WOLVES! OFF THE BAR! Fletcher crosses from the right and Ebanks-Blake is free six yards out. His header flies off the crossbar and Tomkins clears.
    • 75' 15 minutes to go and West Ham - incredibly - are playing for time.
    • 74' SUB FOR WOLVES David Edwards & Steven Fletcher replaces Hunt & Elokobi
    • 73' Kovac comes forward for West Ham. Back with Cole and Jarvis fouls Kovac.
    • 72' The corner is cleared and another opportunity for Wolves goes begging.
    • 71' Cleared and lumped back in by Milijas. Green tips it over for a corner...Jarvis to take...
    • 71' Jarvis over it...
    • 70' Milijas fouled a yard outside the box on the left hand edge.
    • 70' It's a tactical switch from Avram Grant. West Ham revert to 4-5-1 with Piquionne now on the left side of a five-man midfield.
    • 69' SUB FOR WEST HAM: Noble replaces Stanislas
    • 68' Mark Noble is warming up on the touchline for West Ham.
    • 67' West Ham are looking to kill this game off but are being very hurried in their approach. If Wolves score this game will really be on the line.
    • 65' The rain continues to fall and Wolves look increasingly out of ideas going forward.
    • 63' Elokobi charges down the left and gets a corner...Jarvis to take...short to Foley...laid off to Milijas but he blazes over.
    • 60' CHANCE FOR WEST HAM! OFF THE BAR! Upson rises highest in the goal area and thunders a header towards goal. Hennessey sticks out a hand and tips the ball onto the bar and then grabs the rebound. Great keeping.
    • 60' Cole gets down the right and Berra blocks for a corner...Parker to take...
    • 59' As it stands - and there's a long way to go - West Ham will climb to 15th place and Wolves will prop up the rest.
    • 58' West Ham have their tails up but Wolves are far from out of this game.
    • 55' CAUTION: Stearman of Wolves for a foul on Scott Parker
    • 54' Foley is fouled on the left and Wolves get a free-kick...
    • 51' GOAL FOR WEST HAM!!! OWN GOAL! Piquionne gets down the right and crosses for Cole. He completely misses his kick six yards out. It goes through Cole's legs and rebounds off Zubar and bounces into the far corner.
    • 49' CHANCE FOR WOLVES! Another great save from Green. Ward shoots from the angle. It takes a slight deflection and Green shovels it clear.
    • 47' CHANCE FOR WOLVES! Green comes to West Ham's rescue with two saves inside 30 seconds. The first is a save down low to his right after Jarvis corner and the second is from Stearman's header six yards out.
    • 47' Ebanks=Blake shoots from just inside the box and Upson clears for a corner...
    • 46' Ebanks-Blake fouls Ben-Haim and it's a free-kick to West Ham.
    • 46' Wolves to get the second half underway
    • 45+2' That's half-time. Plenty of nerves on show. See you in 15 minutes.
    • 45+1' Cole fouls Berra. Free-kick to Wolves...
    • 45' Two minutes of additional time
    • 43' Cole has a snap-shot from 15 yards that loops over the bar.
    • 43' Poor passing from Wolves as the rain lashes down now.
    • 42' Wolves look to hang onto possession.
    • 40' CHANCE FOR WEST HAM! OFF THE LINE! The cross from the right falls down to Sears and he strikes it from the right of the box. It beats Hennessey but not Stearman on the line who clears.
    • 39' Green now kicks long. Cole down to Piquionne....wide to Sears.
    • 39' Jarvis to take...Green punches clear.
    • 38' Elokobi goes back to Hennessey. Foley onto Jarvis on the right. He crosses and Upson slices over his own bar for a corner.
    • 37' Green gets West Ham going again. Parker on halfway. Ben-haim onto Sears. He goes past Elokobi but pushes the ball too far. Goal kick.
    • 36' Less than 10 minutes to go to the break...evens stevens really.
    • 34' Coles gets down the right and Berra puts it out for a corner...Parker to take...cleared.
    • 33' Parker runs onto Cole's flick on the left wing but Hennessey comes out to clear.
    • 32' Elokobi and Ben-Haim clash in the tackle and the Wolves defender comes off worst but gets up and gets on with it. Good to see.
    • 31' Piquionne gets away with one there as he hits Berra in the chest but the referee chooses to do nothing.
    • 28' CHANCE FOR WEST HAM! Cole should score. Parker slips the ball inside Elokobi. The defender gets a touch and it sits up for Cole, eight yards out. As Hennessey flew out to block Cole could only flick the ball wide of the far post with hsi left foot. What a left off.
    • 27' Gabbidon gets to the byline but his cross is too close to Hennessey. Good play.
    • 26' Parker plays a delightful ball for Stanislas down the left. The winger chases it into the box and Stearman clears out both Stanislas and the ball. Great tackle.
    • 25' Cole skips around Berra and charges through midfield. He passes left to Stanislas but it forces him wide. He crosses but it's to no-one and the ball is cleared.
    • 24' Gabbidon tires to slide Stanislas down the left wing but it's just overhit and Hennessey can claim it.
    • 23' Gabbidon lets fly from 20 yards and it's into the Wolves fans behind the goal. He last scored six years ago. It shows.
    • 22' Gabbidon concedes the throw. Wide to Zubar who crosses but it's cleared and West Ham break on the right. Sears cuts inside Berra and shoots straight at Hennessey. Easy for the keeper.
    • 20' Berra puts it out for a throw on halfway. Ben-Haim into Parker. Piquionne wide to Stanislas but he's offside.
    • 18' CHANCE FOR WOLVES! Ebanks-Blake heads straight at Green from six yards out. The ball was flicked on by Ward. Difficult chance.
    • 18' Zubar heads back to Hennessey and the first blast of 'I'm forever blowing bubbles' rings out. Jarvis gets another corner. This time on the right...
    • 17' Upson now concedes a throw the left. Hunt and Elokobi aren't on the same wavelength and the ball goee behind.
    • 16' Upson is flagged for offside. Wasted really.
    • 15' Berra now comes through the back of Cole and West Ham have the free-kick 40 yards out...Stanislas to take...
    • 14' The game just takes a breather as Hennessey holds on to the ball, then launches the ball long. Cole then fouls Berra in the air. Free-kick.
    • 13' Piquionne wide to Stanislas. He crosses but Foley clears. Up to Ward. He gets to the edge of the box, shoots but it's straight at Green. No drama.
    • 12' Hunt steams down the left and Tomkins forces it out for another corner... Jarvis takes...it hits the back of Parker and rebounds to Green. The keeper then releases the West Ham skipper...
    • 11' Kovac looks wide right to Sears but it goes out. Throw to Wolves.
    • 10' Cole releases Stanislas on the left. Zubar puts it out for a corner. Cleared by Strearman at the second attempt. Anything but convincing.
    • 9' CHANCE FOR WEST HAM! Piquionne looked to play Cole through the middle. The pass was blocked and came back to the Frenchman. He took a touch and shot over from 20 yards. Better though.
    • 8' Jarvis down the left this time but Ban-Haim can clear for a throw. Elokobi with the long throw. Cleared back to the left back but he runs it out of play for a goal kick.
    • 7' Good early play from Wolves. West Ham's defending was shoddy to say the least.
    • 6' ...it nearly goes in at the near post but Piquionne clears off the line. Another corner. This time Cole clears from the goal area. West Ham struggling. Another corner...Green gathers.
    • 5' Zubar gets Jarvis on the right. His cross is cleared for a corner. Hunt to take...
    • 5' Stearman looks long for Ebanks-Blake but Gabbidon is across. Wolves throw on the right, opposite the area.
    • 4' Milijas looks for the ball down the left and Ben-Haim puts it out for a throw. West Ham have it back though with Parker.
    • 3' Zubar fouls parker as he brings the ball away. Seasr gets down the right and Berra comes across to concede the throw. Hennessey clears once more under pressure from Cole.
    • 2' Hennessey makes a rash, rushed clearance and West Ham get a throw on the left but Wolves get it back and force a throw of their own on the right
    • 1' Wolves will kick from left to right in this first half. There's a real sense of anticipation...
    • 1' We're off and underway...
    • 14.50 West Ham are unbeaten in their last three PL matches. If they avoid defeat today it will equal their longest unbeaten run of the season – a four-match streak from September to October.
    • 14.50 Wolves have lost seven of their last eight PL away matches, winning 1-0 at Liverpool in their last away match on December 29.
    • 14.30 West Ham: Green, Ben-Haim, Tomkins, Upson, Gabbidon, Sears, Parker, Kovac, Stanislas, Cole, Piquionne Subs: Boffin, Reid, Barrera, Boa Morte, Noble, Hines, Obinna /// Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Zubar, Stearman, Berra, Elokobi, Jarvis, Foley, Milijas, Hunt, Ward, Ebanks-Blake Subs: Hahnemann, Edwards, Fletcher, David Jones, Bent, Mujangi Bia, Batth
    • 14.25 Team news to follow...
    • 14.20 In each of the previous 18 PL seasons, at least one club who was in the relegation zone in January 1 has eventually gone down. On 14 occasions at least two clubs in this position have been relegated and only three times have all three clubs gone down – in 1995-96, 2001-2 and 2002-03. The last of these included West Ham, West Brom and Sunderland.
    • 14.20 West Ham begin the New Year in bottom place in the division. Only one club in 18 previous PL seasons has avoided relegation after they were bottom on January 1 – West Brom in 2004-05.
    • 14.15 Wolves have won only one of their last seven league visits to Upton Park – 3-1 last season on March 23.
    • 14.15 West Ham’s only win in their last four league matches against Wolves was 2-0 at Molineux on the opening day of last season.
    • - Happy New Year - and welcome to our live comments from Upton Park.

  • Summary

    • 78' GOAL FOR WEST HAM!!! Freddie Sears with his first goal for two years. Ben-Haim gets down the right and cuts it back to the penalty spot. Sears is running onto it and guides a low right-footed effort into the far corner. Job done.
    • 76' CHANCE FOR WOLVES! OFF THE BAR! Fletcher crosses from the right and Ebanks-Blake is free six yards out. His header flies off the crossbar and Tomkins clears.
    • 60' CHANCE FOR WEST HAM! OFF THE BAR! Upson rises highest in the goal area and thunders a header towards goal. Hennessey sticks out a hand and tips the ball onto the bar and then grabs the rebound. Great keeping.
    • 51' GOAL FOR WEST HAM!!! OWN GOAL! Piquionne gets down the right and crosses for Cole. He completely misses his kick six yards out. It goes through Cole's legs and rebounds off Zubar and bounces into the far corner.
    • 49' CHANCE FOR WOLVES! Another great save from Green. Ward shoots from the angle. It takes a slight deflection and Green shovels it clear.
    • 47' CHANCE FOR WOLVES! Green comes to West Ham's rescue with two saves inside 30 seconds. The first is a save down low to his right after Jarvis corner and the second is from Stearman's header six yards out.
    • 40' CHANCE FOR WEST HAM! OFF THE LINE! The cross from the right falls down to Sears and he strikes it from the right of the box. It beats Hennessey but not Stearman on the line who clears.
    • 28' CHANCE FOR WEST HAM! Cole should score. Parker slips the ball inside Elokobi. The defender gets a touch and it sits up for Cole, eight yards out. As Hennessey flew out to block Cole could only flick the ball wide of the far post with hsi left foot. What a left off.
    • 18' CHANCE FOR WOLVES! Ebanks-Blake heads straight at Green from six yards out. The ball was flicked on by Ward. Difficult chance.
    • 9' CHANCE FOR WEST HAM! Piquionne looked to play Cole through the middle. The pass was blocked and came back to the Frenchman. He took a touch and shot over from 20 yards. Better though.
    • 14.30 West Ham: Green, Ben-Haim, Tomkins, Upson, Gabbidon, Sears, Parker, Kovac, Stanislas, Cole, Piquionne Subs: Boffin, Reid, Barrera, Boa Morte, Noble, Hines, Obinna /// Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Zubar, Stearman, Berra, Elokobi, Jarvis, Foley, Milijas, Hunt, Ward, Ebanks-Blake Subs: Hahnemann, Edwards, Fletcher, David Jones, Bent, Mujangi Bia, Batth

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Line-up

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    • Starting line-up

      • R. Green
      • T. Ben-Haim
      • J. Tomkins
      • M. Upson
      • D. Gabbidon
      • S. Parker
      • R. Kovác Yellow Card
      • F. Sears Goal
      • Junior Stanislas Substitution Out (70′)
      • C. Cole
      • F. Piquionne

      Subs

      • L. Boa Morte
      • M. Noble Substitution In70′
      • R. Boffin
      • Z. Hines
      • P. Barrera
      • Obinna
      • W. Reid

    • Starting line-up

      • W. Hennessey
      • R. Zubar Own Goal
      • R. Stearman Yellow Card
      • C. Berra
      • G. Elokobi Substitution Out (75′)
      • K. Foley
      • N. Milijaš Substitution Out (87′)
      • M. Jarvis
      • S. Hunt Substitution Out (75′)
      • S. Ward
      • S. Ebanks-Blake

      Subs

      • M. Bent Substitution In87′
      • M. Hahnemann
      • D. Jones
      • S. Fletcher Substitution In75′
      • D. Edwards Substitution In75′
      • G. Mujangi Bia
      • D. Batth

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