FULL TIME: WEST HAM UNITED 2-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS: Bentley's late strike is not enough and West Ham hold on to secure their second Premiership win of the season to ease some of the pressure on Alan Pardew. Rovers have now lost three on the bounce.

WEST HAM UNITED 2-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS (BENTLEY): BENTLEY grabs a late goal when Green parries McCarthy's shot into his path and he finishes from 12 yards to make it 2-1 to West Ham.

Friedl is forced into yet another save as the Hammers pour forward. West Ham look to have weathered a second-half storm to take all three points.

West Ham are looking for a third to really spark the celebrations among the home fans.

James McEveley is on for Gray.

Lee Bowyer is on for Benayoun.

WEST HAM UNITED 2-0 BLACKBURN ROVERS (MULLINS): HAYDEN MULLINS scrambles home a corner that should not have been awarded to make it 2-0 to West Ham with ten minutes to go. Upton Park is bouncing now.

Rovers swing another cross in but Green is equal to it. The play switches ends again and Zamora just fails to get on the end of Harewood's cross.

Sheringham is replaced by Marlon Harewood.

McCarthy stays onside but his cross is cleared by Gabbidon for a corner. Green then pulls off a stunning save from Neill before Friedl denies Zamora at the other end. The game has burst back into life.

Paul Gallagher replaces Aaron Mokoena for Rovers moments after Zamora hits the side netting from out wide.

Khizanishvili heads over from six yards from a corner but it's poor marking from the home side. West Ham then force a corner at the other end.

West Ham look edgy as they try to hang on for only their second Premiership win of the season to date.

Somehow the Hammers have survived the first 20 minutes of the second half without conceding and Rovers could be thinking about making a substitution.

West Ham are getting back into the game and the crowd is starting to urge them on as they look for a second goal but it hasn't come yet.

West Ham make a rare foray forward but Etherington's cross is claimed by Friedl in the Rovers goal.

Spector fouls McCarthy to concede a dangerous free-kick but the ball in is straight at Green who claims easily.

Peter is booked for tangling with Spector. It's for a high challenge with studs showing from the youngster.

Peter's ball finds McCarthy who hits the back of the net but the striker had strayed offside and the goal does not stand.

West Ham are really struggling to get hold of the ball and Rovers are piling the pressure on.

The Hammers have not really got going again yet and Green is forced into a save when McCarthy drills a shot towards his goal.

Blackburn are enjoying their best spell of possession but it all breaks down when Benayoun is fouled when he wins the ball back for the Hammers.

Jeffers flashes a shot wide from 18 yards out as Rovers make a decent start to the second half. Neither side has made any changes at the break but Roberts has been taken to hospital for a scan on his injured ankle.

Blackburn get the second half going and will be looking to get back on level terms following Sheringham's opener for the home side.

HALF TIME: WEST HAM UNITED 1-0 BLACKBURN ROVERS: West Ham see Peter's free-kick from 20 yards out fly over the bar deep into injury time. It's so far so good for the Hammers who have just edged the opening 45 minutes.

West Ham are finishing the half strongly but cannot add to their opening goal just yet.

David Bentley lines up the free-kick but it goes wide of the target and Green is not forced into a save.

Jeffers is fouled 30 yards out and Rovers can try to claw a goal back before half time.

Sergio Peter sees a cross blocked by Spector but he wins a throw-in. The attack eventually fizzles out and West Ham clear their lines.

Zamora raids down the right but he over plays things and loses possession in the end. It's a real waste from the forward. Etherington is receiving treatment for a knock now.

Rovers can't find a way back into the match but neither side is really dominating the game.

The West Ham fans are in full voice and are delighted the side has ended its Premiership goal drought.

Francis Jeffers is on for Roberts who cannot continue because of injury.

Roberts has been in a collision with Gabbidon and Jonathan Spector and he looks to be in trouble with an ankle problem.

McCartney is booked for a challenge on Bentley.

Rovers win a free-kick in a dangerous area but Robert Green makes a comfortable save.

SHERINGHAM opens the scoring with a 12-yard header to make it 1-0 to the Hammers and ease some of the pressure on his boss.

Nigel Reo-Coker tries a shot from the edge of the area but the West Ham skipper sees it fly agonisingly wide of the target.

The action is swinging from end to end but it is still all square after 20 minutes at Upton Park.

Lucas Neill's deep cross looks for McCarthy but it is too strong for the South African striker.

Hayden Mullins tries his luck from distance but it's straight at Brad Friedel who makes a routine save. Etherington then floats a cross into the box but it comes to nothing.

Zamora gets on the end of Etherington's cross but his knockdown is inaccurate and doesn't go to anyone in a West Ham shirt.

Neither goalkeeper has been forced into a notable save as the sides continue to feel each other out, but it's very even at the moment.

Daniel Gabbidon gives away a foul on the edge of the area after tangling with Roberts. McCarthy's first effort from the free-kick hits the wall and his follow-up is well wide.

Yossi Benayoun tries an ambitious ball forward to Sheringham but he puts too much on the pass. West Ham then attack down the left and force a corner. Bobby Zamora gets on the end of it but heads over.

Roberts has just been caught offside for Rovers but West Ham don't create much from the free-kick.

After a bright start the game has gone a bit flat and the atmosphere inside the ground is matching the action on the pitch.

It's a lively start and Matthew Etherington has just been caught offside as he looks to make a quick impact on the game.

West Ham concede the first corner and face an early test at the back but a header flies well over the bar.

The game gets underway with West Ham taking the kick-off. West Ham are on their worst run for some 70 years while Rovers have lost their last two but have never lost three in a row under Hughes.

Hammers boss Alan Pardew is under real pressure but the fans seem to be behind him amid rumours of a takeover at the club.

West Ham make a couple of changes from the side that lost in the Carling Cup with Teddy Sheringham and Matthew Etherington restored to the starting line-up among others. Rovers go with Benedict McCarthy and Jason Roberts up front.

West Ham entertain Blackburn looking to bounce back from their Carling Cup defeat at Chesterfield. Rovers have lost just once on the road in the league but have been beaten in their last two games in all competitions.