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The spoils are shared at Upton Park in a strange game, West Ham took a two goal lead and could have had more but in two minuites at the end of the first half Newcastle drew level. The second half was a bit of a let down with few chances created.
David Edgar replaced by Lamine Diatta (Newcastle) Edgar covered in blood after getting injured but he looks ok. Nolberto Solano replaces James Tomkins for West Ham.
Martins shot is saved by Rob Green could be the last chance of what has been a poor second half, only two minuites added on at the end of the game.
Alan Smith and Boa Morte clash heads, free kick West Ham and both players seem ok.
Butt and Barton tidy up for Newcastle as West Ham try to get forward.
Mark Noble takes a shot for West Ham but its straight at Steve Harper and he saves easily.
Its been a bit of a non event this second half, It looked like it could have been a classic after the two late goals from Newcastle but the game has petered out. Could still be a goal though.
Alan Smith on for Mark Viduka (Newcastle)
Newcastle lucky to get away with not conceeding a penlty, Michael Owen goes for the clearance but miss controls it and the ball hits him on the arm. Its a fair shout and Rennie is well placed but he decides not to give it.
West Ham break and Dean Ashton hits a wicked shot which Steve Harper manages to tip over the bar for a corner. The resulting corner is cleared.
Noble should have scored for the Hammers. Hes forced to shoot on his right foot and hes a very left sided player, the ball flies well wide.
Its all getting a bit scrappy here. Neither side really showing any quality going forward.
Dean Ashton should have scored for West Ham but he miss hits his shot after McCartneys free kick.
Fairly open second half with neither team having a real scoring chance yet. Could be another goal here but it will probably be due to poor defending rather than quality attacking.
Martins booked for a late challenge. He is a striker after all, it wasn't malicious just clumsy!
Good shot from Dean Ashton but its through a lot of bodies and Steve Harper saves quite comfortably.
Decent cross from McCartney (West Ham) but it just evades Dean Ashton.
Half a chance for Newcastle. Green takes a poor goal kick that drops to Mark Viduka but he's to slow to play Martins in.
Bobby Zamora replaced by Carlton Cole for West Ham. He's not had the best game Zamora and Curbishley will be hopeing Cole can add something new to the attack.
Scott Parker takes the ball off Joey Barton to clear for a Newcastle corner. Geremi to take it but it comes to nothing.
Free Kick punted forward by Nicky Butt but it comes too nothing.
For some reason Uriah Rennie calls for a Newcastle free kick when he could and should have played the advantage.
Viduka found himself in a good position for Newcastle after he's played in by Martins but he takes too long on it and its taken off him. West Ham on the break again. Its a brilliant game of football here today, not technically but its end to end.
Corner West Ham taken by Faubert. Its not bad but Steven Taylor heads it clear for Newcastle.
Butt (Newcastle) booked for a foul on Faubert and Pantsil (West Ham) booked for a foul on Joey Barton. Not sure either were merited really from referee Uriah Rennie.
Julian Faubert booked for a foul on Joey Barton.
Bobby Zamora just can't turn in Boa Mortes cross for the Hammers but he was offside anyway. The first time the Hammers have shown signs they're interested in the second half really after Ashton worked hard before the chance.
Newcastle starting the brighter of the two teams, it was to be expected after the dramatic end of the first half.
Ambitious shot from Dean Ashton (West Ham) but it flies well above the Newcastle goal.
Goal kick Newcastle as Ashtons cross drifts out of play. Both sides looking forward then in the opening stages, maybe there were some harsh words from both managers at half time.
Jose Sanchez Enrique (Newcastle) sends in a wicked cross but Nicky Butt just can't make the header.
West Ham get the second half underway in East London for what should be an exciting second half. West Ham were walking it but Newcastle hit back with two improbable late first half goals to draw level.
Newcastle somehow level at half time. West Ham were far the better team through the half but Newcastle popped up with two late goals to even things up going into the break.
The Toon have equalised! It looked like West Ham were cruising but Habib Beyes cross was met by Geremi who guided it past Rob Green with his head after taking a deflection along the way.
Somehow Newcastle have scored! Martins gets a goal out of nothing for Newcastle and fires it past Rob Green.
Another corner for West Ham, taken again by Faubert and somehow Dean Ashton gets a free header after slipping away from Taylor.
Habib Beye booked for Newcastle for unsporting behaviour.
The form books been thrown out the window in this game. West Ham who couldn't buy a win in the last few games are giving Necastle a real pasting in East London. Keegans going to have to think about changes at half time.
Bobby Zamora has a shot blocked inside the Newcastle box. He had so much time it was unbelieveable and the West Ham man should have had a go earlier.
Finally Newcastle get forward, Geremi's cross reaches Michael Owen Who's header is blocked by James Tomkins (West Ham)
Its almost like an exhibition match for the Hammers. Bobby Zamora tries an audacious chip towards Dean Ashton but hes never going to reach it.
West Ham had a three on two situation going foward but David Edgar (Newcastle) brilliantly tackles him after the West Ham man hesitated.
Free kick for Newcastle launced into the West Ham penalty area. Michael Owen goes down and the ball runs through to Rob Green but there are no appeals for a penalty from Newcastle.
Offside flag raised against Bobby Zamora as Newcastle will welcome the breather here against the Hammers. This is one of the most one sided affairs I've ever seen with the Toon still yet to mount a decent attack.
Another corner, this time an inswinger from the left for the Hammers to be taken by Faubert. Its awful, Nicky Butt clears as the first man at the near post.
Faubter takes an outswinging corner for West Ham. Its cleared fairly easily by the Newcastle defence.
Scott Parker tries to open up the Newcastle defence. He's having quite a good game against his old club.
Dean Ashton fires the Hammers two up after Bobby Zamora's flick on from Rob Green's punt up field. It looked like the striker had missed his chance when he turned at the first shooting opportunity but he finished with class on the second attempt
Stretcher on as Freddie Ljungberg needs taking off for the Hammers. Ljungberg replaced by Louis Boa Morte.
Its too easy for West Ham here, they're passing the ball around under almost no pressure and Newcastle are still waiting for their first real attack.
Another cross in from McCartney for the Hammers, Harper spills it but fortunately for the Newcastle stopper there are no Hammers players around to capitalise. McCartney the focal point of all West Hams attacks and Newcastle need to quiet him down.
The games been played almost totally in the Newcastle half in the opening stages, 'King Kev' might have to shake things up a it here if the Magpies are going toget anything out of this game.
The Hammers early pressure pays off, Mark Noble hits a sweet half volley past Steve Harper in the Newcastle goal from George McCartneys cross. Noble stole into position while the Magpies were caught napping.
Decent ball in by Habib Beye (Newcstle), Mark Viduka miss controls it though and the Hammers clear for a throw in. Its a rare mistake by the Aussie who usually has a superb touch.
Dean Ashton shoots for West Ham after some good interplay by the Hammers. Its an easy save in the end for Steve Harper though.
Free Kick West Ham, Habib Beye brings down George McCartney (West Ham) just a yard out of the penalty area. Julien Faubert hits it and it looks like its going in but just lands on the roof of the net.
West Ham win a throw in after Dean Ashton (West Ham) disposses Michael Owen, they've gone forward and should have won a corner but referee Uriah Rennie see's it as a goal kick. Paulo Dicanio is in the crowd today, will that lift the Hammers?
Newcastle get us underway here at Upton Park. West Ham haven't beaten the Toon in 8 attempts, will today be there day? On current form I doubt it personally.
The Hammers looked set to celebrate their 500th Premier League match in style, when Mark Noble and Dean Ashton sent them racing into a two-goal lead, midway through the first half. But, right on half-time, the Magpies hit back with a double-barrelled blast through Obafemi Martins and Geremi to earn Kevin Keegan's side a point. Alan Curbishley had made just one switch from the side that beat doomed Derby County last Saturday, as Dean Ashton came in for rested teenager Freddie Sears, while Keegan also made one change, with David Edgar coming in for Abdoulaye Faye following the win over Sunderland. Last Sunday's victory in the Tyne-Wear derby had secured Premier League safety and Newcastle certainly looked in the comfort zone as they kicked off in lethargic mood against the hungry Hammers. As early as the third minute, Julien Faubert launched a curling free-kick onto the roof of the Magpies net and, shortly afterwards, Ashton's 18-yarder forced Steve Harper into a low stop, before Bobby Zamora almost diverted home a far post header. It was not a matter of if but when West Ham would break the deadlock and, on ten minutes, Noble met ever-present George McCartney's excellent cross with a falling, 12-yard drop volley to claim his third goal of the season. Although a collision with Steven Taylor saw Freddie Ljungberg stretchered away with a suspected broken rib that could threaten his Euro 2008 involvement, West Ham still kept the momentum going. Midway through the half, Robert Green's huge kick forward was met by Zamora, who headed down to Ashton and, after outwitting Edgar 12 yards out, the Hammers' leading marksman claimed his ninth goal of the season with a low, angled shot into the bottom left-hand corner of the flat-footed Harper's net. Curbishley's side looked home and hosed but, on 42 minutes, Joey Barton sent a lofted throughball to the escaping Martins, who was allowed the luxury of a poor first touch before he steadied himself and lifted a 15-yarder over the desperately exposed Green. Having given the visitors hope, the Nigeria international did not hang around as he went in search of a half-time equaliser. And in stoppage time, Martins' awful mis-hit veered towards the rising Geremi, who diverted the stray ball under the right-hand angle, to silence the claret and blue fans amongst the sell-out crowd. That put a whole new complexion on the contest, which threatened to turn ugly with a series of second-half bookings that saw Faubert, Nicky Butt, John Paintsil and Martins join Habib Beye in referee Rennie's book. By now, the goal chances had diminished and it was left to the shot-stoppers to keep honours even as Harper pulled off a superlative save to tip over Ashton's goal-bound, 15-yarder, before Green proved equally defiant when he denied Martins in the closing moments.
Corners
Fouls
Goal attempts
Shots off target
Offsides
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