West Ham 1 Blackburn 1

Fernando Torres found himself on the bench as Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti made four changes following his side’s Champions League exit at the hands of Manchester United in midweek.

West Ham forward Victor Obinna last night revealed none of his relatives were even in the country – let alone at Upton Park – on Saturday.

WEST HAM manager Avram Grant will be banished to the stands for two vital games in the Barclays Premier League run-in after being found guilty of improper conduct relating to comments made about referee Mike Jones in the aftermath of the Hammers’ 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Stoke last month.

West Ham manager Avram Grant has been handed a two-match touchline ban and fined £6,000 (€6,800) for comments made about match official Mike Jones, the Football Association has confirmed.

West Ham are investigating claims that the families of players Victor Obinna and Frederic Piquionne were racially abused by spectators at the weekend, it is understood.

West Ham 2 Manchester United 4

West Ham manager Avram Grant has refused to set his side a points target to stave off relegation but predicts teams will need more than 40 points to stay in the Barclays Premier League.

West Ham will be without striker Robbie Keane for tomorrow’s crunch Barclays Premier League clash at London rivals Tottenham.

Robbie Keane has spoken of his frustration at spending the last five weeks on the sidelines with a thigh injury.

STOKE booked their first FA Cup semi-final appearance for 39 years after bouncing back from a controversial West Ham equaliser yesterday.

Stoke 2 West Ham 1

APRIL may be the cruellest month for those sides battling to stay in the Premier League, with some reaching the point of no return, but March is the month when we start to see the movers and shakers at the wrong end of the table.

West Ham 3 Stoke 0

West Ham 3 Liverpool 1

Steven Gerrard returned to lead Liverpool out at West Ham today after missing their last three matches with a groin injury.

AT half-time at The Hawthorns on Saturday, it appeared the Roy Hodgson effect was already being felt. At full-time, however, it was clear the Scott Parker effect had been even stronger, and could yet keep West Ham in the Premier League.

West Brom 3 West Ham 3

West Ham 0 Birmingham 1

Avram Grant will wait to see strikers Frederic Piquionne and Carlton Cole in a late training session before naming his side for Sunday’s clash against Birmingham.

West Ham manager Avram Grant believes his side are starting to show the attacking vibrancy and defensive fortitude to pull away from relegation danger.

ROBBIE KEANE struck a debut goal and Victor Obinna hit two more as West Ham climbed off the bottom of the Barclays Premier League last night.

Blackpool 1 West Ham 3

ROBBIE KEANE has never been afraid to take on a challenge, but he has a huge task on his hands if he wants to earn a permanent move to West Ham.

West Ham 3 Nottingham Forest 2

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has handed a rare start to central defender Martin Jiranek for tonight's Carling Cup semi-final second-leg clash with West Ham at St Andrew’s.

ALEX McLEISH wants to put all off-field issues to one side for at least 24 hours as Birmingham try to reach their first major Wembley final for 55 years.

STABILITY is about as rare as silverware at Upton Park but Avram Grant heads into this week with genuine hope of some of both.

Everton 2 West Ham 2

West Ham 2 Birmingham 1

Matthew Upson and Scott Parker both returned to Avram Grant’s starting XI as the West Ham boss looked to ease the pressure on his shoulders with a win against Birmingham in tonight’s Carling Cup semi-final first leg.

West Ham 2 Barnsley 0

LEON BEST reminded Alan Pardew there is more than one striker on Tyneside as Newcastle dumped woeful West Ham deep into relegation mire.

Newcastle 5 West Ham 0

West Ham 2 Wolves 0

AVRAM GRANT is still fuming over West Ham’s disallowed winner at Wolves as the sides prepare for today’s relegation six-pointer at Upton Park.

Avram Grant is still fuming over West Ham’s disallowed winner at Wolves as the sides prepare for tomorrow’s relegation six-pointer at Upton Park.

WEST HAM co-owner David Gold has revealed the club are tracking 15 players in their bid to complete the great escape.

AVRAM GRANT hit out at the scheduling that forced West Ham to play twice in three days after last night’s 1-1 draw against an Everton side who had an eight-day break before the match.

West Ham 1 Everton 1

FULHAM ASSISTANT boss Mark Bowen insisted Fulham supporters had been too quick to hurl abuse at manager Mark Hughes during their side’s damaging Barclays Premier League defeat against West Ham on Sunday.

MARK HUGHES could never have envisaged at the start of the season that he would be fighting to save his position at Fulham and have his own supporters calling for him to be sacked by Christmas.

Fulham 1 West Ham 3

Blackburn 1 West Ham 1