Source: Daily_Mail
West Ham 3 Hull 0: Upton spark Diamanti delivers for Hammers again
The good times are back at Upton Park.[LNB]The team are winning, the second coming of Paolo Di Canio is here and even the dancers will return for the next home game.[LNB]Messrs Gold and Sullivan have tapped into the old adage at the Boleyn Ground that life can be riotous one week, despairing the next, but it must never be dull. For the moment, the smiles are back.[LNB]Help yourself: Valon Behrami given West Ham the perfect start (above) and Carlton Cole beats Boaz Myhill to make it 2-0 (below)[LNB] [LNB] [LNB] [LNB]On Saturday that was due partly to the ineptitude of a Hull side whocould not keep their foot on the ball or 11 players on the pitch, butit was also because Gianfranco Zola's team have discovered their beliefagain.[LNB]In Alessandro Diamanti, they also have an Italian of trickery and vision to electrify his audience in the manner of Di Canio. [LNB] [LNB] Making matters worse: Craig Fagan is given his second yellow card[LNB]MATCH FACTSWest Ham (4-4-2): Green; Faubert, Upson, Tomkins, Spector; Behrami,Parker, Kovac, Diamanti (Collison, 85min); Franco (Ilan, 63), Cole(Mido, 79). [LNB]Subs (not used): Stech, Noble, Da Costa, Stanislas. [LNB]Booked:Parker.Hull (4-4-2): Myhill; McShane, Mouyokolo,Gardner, Dawson; Fagan, Boateng, Carney (Altidore, 64), Hunt (Barmby, 65); Zaki (Olofinjana, 65), Vennegoor of Hesselink. [LNB]Subs (not used): Duke, Garcia, Kilbane, Zayatte.[LNB]Booked: Fagan. Sent-off: Fagan, 53min.[LNB]Referee: M Atkinson (Leeds).[LNB]His attempted lob of Hull keeper Boaz Myhill from inside his ownhalf was the most striking example of that, yet it is the range andvariety of his passes which take the breath away.[LNB]Zola said: 'He involves the crowd, everybody. He's probably the onlyone of my players who would have tried that shot. He's the only onecrazy enough.'[LNB]Given the perfect start when Valon Behrami punished sloppy Hull playin the third minute, West Ham were then settled early in the secondhalf by the stupidity of Craig Fagan, who needlessly collected a secondyellow card.[LNB]Carlton Cole's calm finish and a thumping Julien Faubert drive thensandwiched an horrific ankle injury to Hull centre back AnthonyGardner, who was carried off to leave the visitors reduced to nine men.[LNB][LNB] [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] [LNB] West Ham owners Sullivan and Gold ordered to resume paying DavenportWest Ham 3 Hull City 0: Quick-fire Hammers put Tigers in deep troubleAndy Townsend's boot room: The best guide to this weekend's actionGold: West Ham want debt-ridden Pompey relegated on the pitch not offMARTIN SAMUEL MEETS GREAVSIE: He's England's most prolific goalscorer, but now he prefers watching rugbyWEST HAM UNITED FC
