Its ended one all at Goodison, both sides having chances to win the game most notably Freddie Sears who hit the post late after beating Phil Jagielka.

Hayden Mullins puts it out for a corner with a headed clearance, Arteta swings it in but West Ham take it away.

Three minutes added on and its West Ham who are trying the hardest for a winner.

Freddie Sears hits the post after trying to slip the ball past Tim Howard.

Mark Noble sends in a cracking right footed shot from the left hand side just outside the penalty area but it goes just over.

Leon Osman goes down in the West Ham penalty area but referee Mark Halasey rightly judges no penalty.

Arteta tries to pick out Yakubu with a ball over the top but Yakubus caught offside.

Jagielka makes a rare mistake to let Freddie Sears through on goal, he can't control it properly before Howard comes out and smothers the ball.

End to end stuff as both sides go for the win in what has been a very exciting game of football.

Osmans shot is blocked by Rob Green.

Jonathan Spector replaces Scott Parker as West Ham make their final substitution.

Solano tees up Mullins but his shot is weak and well wide.

Baines shoots with his left but its a comfortable take for Robert Green.

Nolberto Solano replaces Freddie Ljungberg in a like for like swap by Hammers manager Alan Curbishley.

Ljungberg sends Sears through but he can't get enough power behind his shot to beat Howard in the Everton goal.

Ashton takes a long range shot from the right after dispossesing Fernandes, he could have played Ljungberg in down the right but decided to go it alone.

Nobles cross is cleared by Osman for a corner. Noble takes corner but Everton clear again.

Fernandes takes a poor shot from long range, he would have had to have done something pretty special to score from there and quite frankly he didn't.

Everton pressing as they look to regain the lead.

Freddie Sears breaks and sends a ball forward to Ljungberg who just can't keep it in.

Neville finds room on the right and sends in a right footed cross, its cleared for a throw in.

Dean Ashton manages to get a brilliant header onto Lucas Neils' long range cross to even it up.

Anichebe hits a weak shot from long range.

Its an action packed half as Everton keep the lead, both teams look dangerous and there could be a few more goals in this game yet.

Leon Osman shoots wide of the right post from the left hand side.

Osman slips it through to Baines after advantage is played following foul on Yakubu, Rob Green runs out early to smother the danger.

Everton win a free kick on the right, Arteta swings it in but its too long and Jagielka has to chase to keep it in.

Lee Carsley sends in a long range shot but its always rising and goes well over the West Ham goal.

Free kick on the edge of the Everton area, Mark Noble chips it over the bar in what is a poor free kick.

Noble sends in a good inswinging corner but Howard makes an equally good punch to clear the danger

Dean Ashton shoots from long range but its cleared for a corner.

McCartney sends in a good cross from the left looking for Ashton but its blocked by Lescott for Everton.

Leighton Baines sends a low left footed cross into Yakubu but Anton Ferdinand does just enough to ensure he can't get his shot away properly and Green gathers easily.

Fernandes shoots but it comes back off Ljungberg's head.

Phil Neville clears McCartneys cross for a corner, Mark Noble takes but its cleared by Lescott.

Areteta's corner comes out to Lee Carsley who smashes a shot into the melee, the ball comes back to Arteta who sends in another cross before the ball eventually goes out for a West Ham goal kick.

Osman takes a shot from the right hand side but Ferdinand clears for a corner.

Louis Boa Morte replaced by 18-year-old Freddie Sears who scored on his debut against Blackburn last week.

Everton start the second half the brighter of the two teams as they look to turn the screw and finish West Ham off.

Phil Nevilles cross is cahrged down by McCartney but Neville picks up the ball and crosses again this time its Ferdinand who clears

Early cross in from Arteta looking for Anichebe but Green gets to it first.

Everton get the second half underway as they look to maintain the lead and put pressure on Liverpool in fourth spot

Everton take a one nil lead into the break, they should be two up but Yakubu's goal was wrongly judged offside. West Ham came back into the game as the half progressed but Dean Ashton was unable to capitalise on two occassions.

Ashton fouls Lescott as they tangle to win the header in the Everton half.

Dean Ashton takes a direct shot which somehow squeezes through the wall, TIm Howard makes an excellent instinctive save with his right leg after the ball takes a deflection off Lescott.

West Ham win a free kick just outside the penalty area after Jagielka fouls Scott Parker.

Anichebe breaks free to take on Rob Green one on one, Green manages to smother the ball as Everton waste a great opportunity to go two up.

West Ham creeping back into the game in terms of possesion, Everton will feel (quite rightly) that they should be two goals up.

Ashton sends a ball over the top looking for Ljungberg but Jagielka clears for Everton

Sent in by Noble, the ball comes out to Ljungberg who lobs in a high ball but Ashton is offside.

West Ham win a free kick on the left following Fernandes' foul on Luis Boa Morte

Osman takes a shot but its charged down by Hayden Mullins.

Ljungberg overhits a cross from the right and it goes harmlessly out of play for an Everton throw in.

Lucas Neill crosses in but Neville clears for a West Ham throw, the balls crossed in by Noble and Dean Ashton wastes a golden chance to equalise from just outside the six yard box.

The game has calmed down a bit now after a flurry of early chances, Everton still dominating possesion but the Hammers look dangerous on the break.

Free kick for everton from the left after Noble takes down Baines. Arteta whips it in but West Ham are given a free kick after Lescott is judged to have fouled Green.

Phil Neville wins a corner on the right hand side, Arteta takes, Anichebe flicks on but Anton Ferdinand clears for a throw.

Dean Ashton caught offside as West Ham press forward.

Baines sends a high cross into the box but Green catches comfortably.

West Ham starting to pressure a bit now after going a goal down so early on in the game.

McCartney sends in a left footed cross for West Ham but Jagielka clears well with a diving header.

Yakubu scores again but its wrongly ruled out for offside.

Weak shot from Victor Anichebe is easily gathered by Rob Green.

Tim Cahill substituted early on for Manuel Fernandes, Cahill carrying an injury and it seems he's not fit enough to continue

Yakubu scores an early goal for Everton with a superb right footed shot after breaking through the Hammers defence.

Good cross from Phil Neville from the right hand side, Leon Osmans' header goes wide of the left post.

Corner swung in by Noble who finds debutant James Tomkins who's header hits the cross bar.

Ljungberg wins a corner on the right for the Hammers after a good break down the wing

Baines fouls Ljungberg, West Ham win a free kick on the right hand side, Mark Noble takes but its too long for anyone to get on the end of.

Leighton Baines wins an early corner on the left hand side, Arteta takes but it fails to beat the first man.

West Ham get the game underway at Goodison park for todays late kick-off.

Everton without Andy Johnson, Stephen Pienaar and Joseph Yobo as they look to get their challenge for fourth place back on track following last week's defeat to Fulham, West Ham line up with a 4-3-3 formation with Dean Ashton leading the attack