WEST HAM 0 - 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED

After all the action late on in the game and the controversy which came with it the football is what matters and the Magpies take all three points easily in the end with goals from DAMIEN DUFF and OBAFEMI MARTINS.

West Ham take a corner but like the game in the last few minutes it lacks anything special as Moore leaves it for Harper to collect to throw out to Parker.

Harewood lines up a shot but its blocked and hacked away for the Hammers to chase in the corner near the Magpies box.

As the game draws to a close there are a number of attacks which are easily cut out and returned to Harper but West Ham know they are beaten.

The crowd are getting very vicious as Martins is caught off-side but for all involved it's fortunate the final whistle is not far off as it gets nasty on and off the pitch.

The stewards are called into action as the West Ham fans try to get onto the pitch to confront Glen Roeder, meanwhile a stretcher is brought onto the field to drag off Shay Given who appears to have suffered a bad injury.

Harewood slides in hard on Shay Given who is very badly hurt and stays down for a long time.

Scott Parker flies in on Bobby Zamora and is very lucky to get away without a second yellow.

Bowyer takes an inswinging corner from the left hand side which mullins clears only as far a Bowyer who shoots just wide.

The defender receives a yellow for sliding in on Newcastle winger James Milner.

Obafemi Martins grabs his first goal for the club easily beating Carroll after a lapse in concentration by Gabbidon

After being awarde a free-kick for Moore's foul Harewood's mouth gets the better of him and his back chat lands him with a yellow card also.

The scottish centre-back receives a yellow for a foul on Marlon Harewood after being very quiet for most of the game.

Ameobi comes off to be replaced by Antoine Sibierski due to fitness reasons.

Emre fouls Bowyer and Styles rushes over to stop what he thought was a situation which could have got otu of control.

West Ham are struggling to re-capture their first half form after the replacement of Tevez.

Mullins tries a ball down the touchline but it rolls safely out of play as far as Newcastle are concerned.

Mears and Mascherano make way for Yossi Benayoun and Hayden Mullins as the Hammers send on some fresh legs.

Etherington sends in a ball but Craig Moore climbs to head clear.

Antoine Sibierski looks to be warming up on the touchline as Newcastle look to put the game out of reach.

Given takes a goal kick which sails straight over the West Ham goal line for a goal kick to his opposite number Carroll.

Ferdinand fouls Martins who looks less than impressed. Emre takes the resulting free-kick for Ameobi but he is unable to get a substantial contact on his header.

Duff, who has really come into the match in the second half sends in a corner which ramage leap to get onto the end of but the chance is gone.

Newcastle have throw in on the half-way line which is taken with attacking intent but the defenders are in place to cut out the space for an attack.

Bowyer puts in a flat cross for Ameobi who is unable to bring the ball under control.

Parker nods it clear and Martins picks up the scraps but the pacy frontman cannot see a chance to send in a team-mate.

A dropping ball falls for Ramage who has stayed up after the corner but his dipping effort is clutched safely by Carroll.

Paul Konchesky concedes a corner after tackling Milner which is taken by Emre but Gabbidon clears from under the bar.

Etherington takes a free-kick from the left hand side which drops onto the head of Marlon Harewood but the big man leaves it for Ramage to clear.

The travellign Geordies are now making the more noise as the Londoners' seem eerily quiet for the first time this afternoon.

Newcastle continue thier pressure showing nothing to suggest they're willing to hold on from now on.

WEST HAM UNITED 0-1 NEWCASTLE UNITED (DUFF): DAMIEN DUFF comes to life and gets the opener just after the break, beating Carroll low to his bottom left hand side after good work from Martins. WEST HAM 0-1 NEWCASTLE.

Zamora knocks the ball straight out of play when he should really have been able to find a team-mate.

Carlos Tevez comes off with a slight injury as Marlon Harewood strides on.

New signing Carlos Tevez makes way at the break for Marlon Harewood in the only change for either side. The question really is who will grab the first goal as it looks inevitable there will be a strike which breaks the deadlock.

WEST HAM 0-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED

The half time whistle goes and both teams must feel as though they deserve to be leading after Tevez hit the bar with his early free-kick and Bowyer went ever so close with a true long range effort. Apart from that Martins should really have scored t

The young defender fouls Damien Duff which Rob Styles sees worthy of a Yellow card.

Ramage heads the ball out of play for a throw-in which Mears takes and tries to find Nigel Reo-Coker.

Martins sees his volley go high and wide after Ferdinand fails to clear the danger.

Zamora's constant appeals pay off as Babayaro is judged to foul the front man. However the dead ball comes to nothing.

The full-back receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour after flooring Bobby Zamora.

Duff holds the ball up and then sets off Emre who sends in another long ball for Martins but his effort is way too long.Duff holds the ball up and then sets off Emre who sends in another long ball for Martins but his effort is way too long for the st

The ball is played around at the back by Anton Ferdinand, Gabbidon and Mascherano as the Hammers' slow the match down for a couple of minutes.

Mears puts in a cross but it's not really aimed at a paritcular target and Given comes out to claim.

There really should be an end to the deadlock before half time, with both sides desperate to get the vital first goal.

Givens' goal-kick finds its way to Lee Bowyer wide out on the right who unleashes a speculative effort from 40 yards which narrowly goes wide.

Anton Ferdinand muscles Martins off the ball but the little front-man battles and gets it back but is unable to do anything with it.

Emre takes his free-kick out on the right hand side but as the Hammers' back four step up the ball rolls back for Carroll to simply pick up.

Upton Park descends into a couldron as Tevez strikes his shot off Damien Duff who helps out his defendign team-mates.

West Ham leave the ball which either Duff or Emre could pick up but neither are willing and the ball is back with Gabbidon.

Duff gets his first real chance to put a ball in the box which is cleared only as far as Emre who controls and strikes but Carroll can deal with shots like that all day long.

Zamora fouls Babayaro as the defender looked to be running out of room with Tevez blocking the back-pass.

Both sides appear to be struggling to cope with the tempo of the match, with long balls a regular feature of the match at the moment.

Every Newcastle outfield player bar Shola Ameobi are in their own half as the Hammers' pile on the pressure.

Peter Ramage has a header in at goal but is beaten away by Carroll, Shola Ameobi has a shot which falls back to him but the striker can't finish at the second time of asking.

The Magpies win another corner Belozoglu Emre swings in to the near post in an attempt to beat Carroll unawares.

A goal for either side doesn't look too far off with both teams showing no sign of tiredness from their midweek games.

Bobby Zamora puts in Bowyer but as he falls to the turf his appeal for a free-kick are yet again turned down.

Tevez has another free-kick and the wall is understandably more substantial this time, but his shot bends straight into the arms of Given.

Given slices his kick out of play for a West Ham throw in which is taken by Javier Mascherano.

Gabbidon stays down for a long period but gets up holding his back as appeals for a free-kick are waved away by Rob Styles.

Obafemi Martins breaks in to the box as Gabbidon falls to the floor but his one on one effort drifts two feet wide of Givens' left hand side.

End to end stuff at Upton park with Newcastle giving as good as they get early on before and after Tevezs' brilliant free-kick.

Tevez plays in Tyrone Mears as Duff closes in on the defender along with Celestine Babayaro who can't keep the ball in play.

Tevez has his first chance on goal with the free-kick and rattles the cross-bar brilliantly with Given stranded.

Javier Mascherano gives the ball to Lee Bowyer who looks for Matthew Etherington but the midfielder is brought down by Newcastle captain Scott Parker.

Martins manages to win another header and looks to put in James Milner but defenders are there to deal with the attack.

From the resulting throw Newcastle force the first throw in of the match which is delivered by Damien Duff onto the head of Obafemi Martins who fails to cause problems for Roy Carroll

Given has the ball yet again as he throws it out but Daniel Gabbidon gets his head to the ball to put it out for a corner.

Shay Given scares the travelling fans as he deals with a back pass by sending right back his goal as Tevez closes in.

Carlos Tevez gets his first touch of the game but his run is cut short as Celestine Babayaro gets a foot in.

Rob Styles checks his watch and the Hammers' get the game underway looking to keep up their unbeaten home record.

West Ham line up with Carroll, Mears, Ferdinand, Gabbidon, Konchesky, Bowyer, Mascherano, Reo-Coker, Etherington, Tevez, Zamora, Newcastle line up with Given, Carr, Moore, Ramage, Babayaro, Milner, Parker, Emre, Duff, Martins, Ameobi.

Both teams go into today's game at Upton Park off the back of UEFA Cup matches during the week. West Ham are ready to unleash both their Argentinian new boys from the start with Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano featuring in the starting 11. Newcast