Cole takes on his marker and is through on goal but his shot is straight at Duke.

West Ham put together a great move and it is all quite easy as Ilunga finds Boa Morte wide open in the box but he slices his shot wide of the mark.

Savio shows his trickery as he runs at the Hull defence and the home faithful are still urging their side forward in search of another goal

Cole threads a back-heeled pass through to Faubert and his low shot is palmed away bu Duke.

Parker makes a strong challenge on Bullard and there are a few worrying signs for Hull as the debutant seems to be hobbling around a little.

Cole picks out Noble inside the box and he tries to lob Duke with an audacious chip but the keeper manages to tip the ball over the bar.

Kilbane sends an inviting cross into the danger area and Cousin's glancing header sails over the crossbar.

Cole picks up an Upson header but his shot is blocked in front of goal. It comes back out for Di Michele whose driven shot forces a decent save out of Duke.

Cole is one-on-one with his marker and cuts inside before striking a low left-footed shot that Duke manages to turn around the post.

West Ham have a scare as Ilunga sends a header across his own goal but they manage to clear their lines with Bullard on the prowl.

The game has gone a little flat in the last few minutes and something needs to happen on the pitch to bring Upton Park back to life. Perhaps Gianfranco Zola will think about bringing on Savio Nsereko for the final stages of the game.

Collins gets on the end of a Noble corner but his downwards header bounces into the arms of Duke.

Marney tries his luck with a long range strike that takes a deflection on its way in and goes behind for a corner.

The ex-West Ham man causes further problems with his corner but Green scrambles across his line to turn the ball over the crossbar.

Bullard marks his entry with a low strike from 25-yards that forces a fine save out of Green.

Scott Parker has caught the eye again in this game tonight and has bossed the midfield.

Noble's low corner finds Cole at the near post but he fails to connect properly with the ball and it bounces wide of the target.

The ball is planted on the head of Manucho but he directs his header into the side netting.

It has been a good spell of pressure from Hull in the opening moments of this half, better than anything they produced in the first 45 minutes.

A Hull long throw finds Cousin in the box but his header from close range is straight at Green.

Marney takes on Collison and strikes a decent effort goal-wards but Collins directs the ball to safety from the edge of the 6-yard box.

Cole is one-on-one with the keeper but his shot is saved by Duke. The ball continues goal-wards and the keeper is on hand again to drag it back off the line.

A long ball catches the Hull defence off guard and Cole looks to latch onto it on the edge of the box but Duke is quick off his line to boot it to safety.

A long ball finds Cousin in the box and his effort on the turn falls kindly into the arms of Green.

That was a lovely move from West Ham and their supporters show their appreciation. They should be more than one ahead and that is the second time they've hit the woodwork.

Cole and Di Michele link up brilliantly before the latter picks out Collison in the box and his shot comes back off the post.

Geovanni reaches the byline and pulls a cross back looking for Manucho but Green is quick off his line to pluck the ball out of the air.

The ball falls kindly for Manucho in the box but his shot is straight at Green from close range.

Cole holds the ball up in the box and tries to play through Herita Ilunga in a good position but he is pulled back for offside.

Di Michele is through on goal and has Cole in support in a brilliant position but he takes the shot himself and slices his shot horribly wide of the target.

Cole attacks a loose ball in the box but he drags it wide of the target.

West Ham are well on top in this game and Hull are just about hanging on, but Noble really should have put the Hammers ahead.

Noble, who scored a penalty at the weekend, has his spot-kick palmed away by Duke.

Cole twists and turns in the box and is brought down by Sam Ricketts and Howard Webb points to the spot.

Noble causes further problems with his delivery and picks out Collins at the far post but he directs his header wide from close range.

Di Michele bursts into the Hull box Cole picks up the loose ball and his shot is turned around the post for another corner.

Di Michele picks up the ball on the edge of the box and bends a shot at goal that comes back out off the inside of the post.

Noble's delivery causes debut keeper Matt Duke all sorts of problems as he is caught stranded but he makes a decent save from Jack Collison's low drive from 18-yards.

Lucas Neill's cross is cleared only as far as Mark Noble who strikes it on the volley and West Ham win their first corner of the game as it deflects wide.

Daniel Cousin turns his marker and strikes an ambitious left-footed effort from distance that deflects wide of the goal.

Geovanni takes a Hull free-kick in a dangerous position but his low cross is gathered by Robert Green at the near post.

Di Michele picks up the ball in a decent position but his ball through to Cole is poor and lands straight at the feet of a Hull shirt.

Valon Behrami runs out of options on the edge of the box and tries his luck with a shot but bends it high and over the crossbar.

The visitors knock the ball around the West Ham box and eventually it drops to Geovanni in a decent position but his shot is blocked by James Collins.

Mark Noble finds Cole in a dangerous area on the edge of the 6-yard box, but he mis-controls the pass and it rolls behind for a goal-kick.

West Ham and Hull's recent form are contrasting, with the latter finding themselves in a relegation scrap after just one win in thirteen games

David Di Michele cushions the ball down to Carlton Cole on the edge of the box but he shanks his left-footed strike wide of the target.