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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Craven Cottage
  • Attendance: 21907
  • Referee: Poll, G

Live Commentary

92mins

West Ham take all three points via a freakish own goal. Fulham deserved more on reflection and Chris Coleman will feel hard done by

89mins

Chances remain few and far between as The Hammers look to see the game out

85mins

Fulham coninue to push forward and grab an equaliser but the West ham defence remains strong

77mins

Claus Jensen, wastes possesion as he passes the ball straight to Matthew Etherington who concedes a throw in mid-way in his own half

76mins

Papa Bouba Diop steals the ball away from Teddy Sheringham as the ex-England striker looks to add another goal

75mins

Teddy Sheringham drops into midfield to try and pull the strings and retain some possession and ease the pressure on his defence

74mins

Steed Malbranque near post corner sliced clear by Jeremie Aliadiere

73mins

Fulham look the more likely to score as West Ham seem happy to sit on their lead

70mins

Anton Ferdinand concedes a sloppy corner, putting his side under pressure

66mins

Fulham pull one back as Luis Boa Morte finds the net wirh a curling effort past an outstreched Roy Carroll

57mins

Moritz Volz slip allows Matthew Etherington to break but Marlon Harewood runs offside

55mins

Fulham look to try and get back into the game as they continue to be positive . Tomasz Radzinski looks to break but runs offside

48mins

Tony Warner with an own goal as the ball rebounds off the post and into the back of the keepers head

48mins

another poor challenge from Nigel Reo-Coker as he treads on very thin ice

47mins

A Near post cross is fumbled wide by Tony Warner as West ham run rampant

46mins

Marlon Harewood opens the scoring with a deft flick over the helpless Tony Warner

44mins

Nigel Reo-Coker in trouble as he put sin yet another poor challenge. The referee has a qiuet word in his ear

40mins

Nigel Reo-Coker in the book for a needless challenge

37mins

Luis Boa Morte with a header at the far past just falls to keep it on target, after good work down the wing by Carlos Bocanegra

32mins

Marlon Harewood denied by the woodwork, an acrobatic volley connects with the crossbar and falls to safety

31mins

Flying save from Roy Carroll to deny a curling Luis Boa Morte 25 yard effort

30mins

Nigel Reo-Coker concedes a needless free-kick as frustration with the referee runs high

29mins

Luis Boa Morte only finds the side netting as he makes space on the angle. Goal kick to West Ham

27mins

Marlon Harewood finds the back of the net but unfotunately the linesman has flagged him offside

25mins

The game remaining even and end-to-end as both teams continue to play positive football

24mins

Tony Warner takes a comfortable save from a low drive from Bobby Zamora

23mins

West Ham's Matthew Etherington breaks down the left and crosses, Marlon Harewood mistimed his run and the ball runs behind him to safety

22mins

Luis Boa Morte booked for a late challenge on Tomas Repka

20mins

Paul Konchesky with a massive clearance as he nearly clears the stands

18mins

The game gathering a very even tempo as both teams struggle to gain an advantage

15mins

Brian McBride with a powerful header forces a great save from Roy Carroll

13mins

Tomas Repka header saved well by the Fulham shotstopper. Corner to West Ham

12mins

Zat Knight back almost sells the keeper short but he clears his line in time

12mins

West Ham continue to play on the break almost catching the home side out again

10mins

The ball breaks to Matthew Etherington on the edge of the area as Carlos Bocanegra just steals infront of him to clear the danger

9mins

after a very open first 5 minutes the game now settling into a good rhythm

5mins

Bobby Zamora tries in vain to burst onto an over-hit through ball from Hayden Mullins

3mins

Paul Konchesky crosses but Nigel Reo-Coker unable to meet the low cross, ball cleared by Zat Knight

2mins

Claus Jensen, forces a fine save from close range by Roy Carroll

Match Report

Marlon Harewood fired West Ham to another impressive victory at Craven Cottage as Alan Pardew's side secured their first away win of the season.

Harewood carried on from his impressive hat-trick against Aston Villa on Monday to score the first and see his shot rebound off Tony Warner for the crucial second.

Luis Boa Morte's late strike was not enough for the home side and West Ham returned back across London with another crucial victory.

Fulham could have opened the scoring after two minutes when Tomasz Radzinski's ball picked out Claus Jensen inside the box.

The Danish international saw his shot superbly beaten out by Roy Carroll's outstretched leg and away to safety.

The home side continued to dominate the opening exchanges and went close again to breaking the deadlock on 13 minutes.

Boa Morte's teasing cross picked out Brian McBride whose close-range header produced another fine save from Carroll diving away to his left.

West Ham forced their way back into the game and created their first major opening on 23 minutes. Harewood picked up the ball inside the box and made a clever turn, but dragged his shot wide of the post.

His strike partner Bobby Zamora then got in on the act 60 seconds later when the ball fell kindly to him and he fired a fierce drive straight into the grasp of Warner in the Fulham goal.

The Hammers had the ball in the back of the net on 27 minutes but Zamora's effort was ruled out for offside. Matthew Etherington's shot was only parried by Warner - the ball fell to Zamora who knocked the ball into an empty net, but the linesman had his flag raised against the former Brighton and Spurs forward.

Carroll came to the rescue of West Ham once again on the half-hour mark when McBride's dipping shot from the edge of the box was turned over the bar by Carroll.

Harewood was denied by the Fulham woodwork on 32 minutes. Yossi Benayoun's long throw-in was flicked on by Zamora into the path of Harewood whose volley came back off the crossbar. The rebound fell straight to Nigel Reo-Coker whose header flew just past the post.

Boa Morte went close again for Fulham on 41 minutes when he made a clever turn on the edge of the area and drilled a low curling shot which edged inches past the post.

Warner almost cost his side on the stroke of half-time when he failed to hold onto a cross - Benayoun picked up the loose ball and crossed back into the area but Fulham defender Carlos Bocanegra was on hand to clear the ball off the line.

West Ham changed the course of the game scoring two goals inside the opening six minutes of the second half. The first came on 46 minutes when Tomas Repka's high ball was flicked on by Zamora into the path of Harewood.

Harewood flicked the ball over Zat Knight and lifted the ball over Warner into the corner of the net.

West Ham made it two on 51 minutes when Harewood was involved in the heart of the action once again.

His close-range shot came back off the post but the ball struck the back of Warner in the Fulham goal and rebounded into the corner of the net.

The Cottagers forced their way back into the game on 67 minutes when Boa Morte's curling shot from the edge of the box sailed past Carroll into the corner of the net.

But West Ham held on to secure another impressive three points to maintain their good start to the season back in the top flight.

MAN OF THE MATCH: Marlon Harewood (West Ham United) - The former Nottingham Forest striker continued his rich vein of form with another outstanding display and fourth goal in a week as the Hammers maintained their excellent start to the season.

Fulham Team

West Ham United Team

Fulham

West Ham United

Corners

46

Fouls

1114

Goal attempts

910

Shots off target

36

Offsides

112

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