A Jos Hooiveld goal right on half time, his first goal in English football, was enough to win the top clash leaving Sam Allardyce concerned about West Ham's current lack of form on the road that has seen them pick up just two points from the last three games.
Even so, despite the defeat, they remain in second place with the chasing teams unable to take advantage. Those chasing teams are Middlesbrough and Derby.
Middlesbrough were beaten for the first time this season after falling victim to a manager's 'honeymoon period' as Steve Cotterill got off to a winning start with Nottingham Forest. Derby meanwhile were twice in front at Reading but both times Adam Le Fondre replied to earn the home side a point.
Maybe it will be Bristol City's turn for the honeymoon results after appointing Derek McInnes as manager, and don't they need it? They are stuck to the bottom of the table and, with six points, are already four points from safety. They play Birmingham at home on Sunday so the Midlands club better watch out.
Birmingham don't seem to do Saturdays any more and they certainly don't do midweek games. They are already three games behind most other sides having had games in the Europa League in each of the midweeks there have been league games.
They have played just once on a Saturday since the second weekend of the season, a home game against Barnsley, and with a game against Club Brugge tonight it means it's Sunday at Ashton Gate.
Bristol City, meanwhile, have been joined again by Millwall in the bottom three who have replaced Nottingham Forest. Doncaster, beaten at Blackpool, remain in the relegation positions and today saw loan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland go back to Wigan for treatment on a back injury. He lasted eight days.
Burnley have dropped two places to 17th and now, just like Tuesday, we face a side just below us in the league who, if they beat us, will inch ahead of us. A win would at least see us go above Birmingham, even if for just a day.
The results from midweek, the weekend fixtures and the usual stats, goalscorers, disciplinary records and attendances are below.
The Weekend Results Tuesday 18th October Barnsley 2 Burnley 0 Millwall 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Blackpool 2 Doncaster Rovers 1 Nottingham Forest 2 Middlesbrough 0 Crystal Palace 1 Bristol City 0 Peterborough United 4 Cardiff City 3 Ipswich Town 1 Portsmouth 0 Reading 2 Derby County 2 Leeds United 1 Coventry City 1 Southampton 1 West Ham United 0 Wednesday 19th October Leicester City 2 Watford 0The Weekend Stats Biggest Win
West Ham United 4-0 v Blackpool (home)
Total Goals Scored 27 (19 home - 8 away)Player Scoring Most Goals2
Tom Ince (Blackpool)Adam Le Fondre (Reading)Grant McCann (Peterborough United) Highest Attendance 32,150 - Southampton v West Ham United Lowest Attendance 9,692 - Barnsley v Burnley Total Yellow Cards 27 Total Red Cards 0 Most Cards in a Game Southampton v West Ham United (6Y) Ref: Darren DeadmanLeading Goalscorers (League Only) 9 Rickie Lambert (Southampton) - includes 3 penaltiesRoss McCormack (Leeds United) 8 Chris Wood (Birmingham City) 6 Charlie Austin (Burnley)Grant McCann (Peterborough United) - includes 2 penalties 5 Keith Andrews (Ipswich Town)Ashley Barnes (Brighton & Hove Albion) - includes 2 penaltiesSteve Davies (Derby County) - includes 1 penaltyMichael Chopra (Ipswich Town)Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough)Lukas Jutkiewicz (Coventry City)Craig Mackail-Smith (Brighton & Hove Albion)Kevin Phillips (Blackpool) 4 Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley)Carlton Cole (West Ham United)David Connolly (Southampton)Adam Lallana (Southampton)Adam Le Fondre (Reading)Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace)David Nugent (Leicester City)Paul Taylor (Peterborough United)Gary Taylor-Fletcher (Blackpool)Lee Tomlin (Peterborough United)
Hat Tricks Date Player & Game 20/08/11 3: Lee Tomlin - PETERBOROUGH UNITED v Ipswich Town 10/09/11 3: Rickie Lambert - SOUTHAMPTON v Nottingham Forest 11/09/11 3: Chris Wood - BIRMINGHAM CITY v Millwall
Disciplinary Record (League and Cup) Club Y R Y R Club Y R Y R League Total League Total Barnsley 17 0 18 0 Ipswich Town 14 2 14 2 Birmingham City 12 0 12 0 Leeds United 21 4 25 4 Blackpool 22 0 23 1 Leicester City 21 3 25 3 Brighton and Hove Albion 31 1 37 1 Middlesbrough 18 2 19 2 Bristol City 20 0 21 0 Millwall 24 0 27 0 Burnley 13 1 17 1 Nottingham Forest 16 0 19 0 Cardiff City 14 0 20 0 Peterborough United 16 0 18 0 Coventry City 11 1 12 1 Portsmouth 23 2 26 2 Crystal Palace 15 0 17 0 Reading 14 0 16 0 Derby County 19 1 19 1 Southampton 14 1 14 1 Doncaster Rovers 15 0 15 0 Watford 15 0 16 0 Hull City 18 0 18 0 West Ham United 17 1 17 2
Highest and Lowest Attendances Highest Lowest Att Fixture Att Fixture 33,465 West Ham United v Portsmouth (10/09) 6,351 Peterborough United v Cardiff City (18/10) 33,010 Derby County v Southampton (15/10) 7,778 Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City (27/08) 32,150 Southampton v West Ham United (18/10) 7,901 Peterborough United v Burnley (17/09) 31,448 West Ham United v Blackpool (15/10) 7,928 Peterborough United v Ipswich Town (20/08) 29,895 West Ham United v Peterborough United (24/09) 8,500 Peterborough United v Doncaster Rovers (01/10) 28,252 West Ham United v Leeds United (21/08) 8,685 Peterborough United v Hull City (10/09) 27,709 West Ham United v Ipswich Town (27/09) 9,362 Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace (24/09) 27,356 Nottingham Forest v Derby County (17/09) 9,464 Doncaster Rovers v Nottingham Forest (16/08) 27,210 Derby County v Birmingham City (06/08) 9,497 Barnsley v Coventry City (01/10) 25,860 Southampton v Leeds United (06/08) 9,692 Barnsley v Burnley (18/10)
The Next Fixtures Saturday 22nd October Blackpool v Nottingham Forest Leicester City v Millwall Cardiff City v Barnsley Middlesbrough v Derby County Coventry City v Burnley Peterborough United v Leeds United (12:00) Hull City v Watford Portsmouth v Doncaster Rovers Ipswich v Crystal Palace Reading v Southampton (17:20) Sunday 23rd October Bristol City v Birmingham City Monday 24th October Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United
Source: FOOTYMAD
