West Ham have completed the loan signing of Irish international goalkeeper Stephen Henderson as the player drain from npower Championship rivals Portsmouth continues.

Portsmouth 3 Nottingham Forest 0

Everton 1 Portsmouth 0

ROUND ONE to Tottenham Hotspur.

Southampton 1 Portsmouth 4

Portsmouth 2 Sunderland 1

ON the second day of Christmas, Portsmouth gave to West Ham three vital points, for the second year in succession.

West Ham 2 Portsmouth 0

West Ham defender James Tomkins comes into the team for the Premier League clash against Portsmouth in place of Danny Gabbidon today, who was out with a hamstring problem.

Full-back Andy Wilkinson returned to Stoke’s starting line-up as manager Tony Pulis was forced into making a change in defence for the visit of bottom side Portsmouth.

Portsmouth 0 Fulham 1

Portsmouth 3 Sunderland 1

Portsmouth 0 Arsenal 3

Niko Kranjcar is out of Portsmouth’s trip to Manchester United tomorrow after damaging an ankle in the win over Bolton on Saturday.

DAVID JAMES has seen almost everything during his long and colourful career, but the England goalkeeper still considers himself a novice when it comes to relegation battles.

Middlesbrough 1 Portsmouth 1

Portsmouth caretaker boss Paul Hart has Younes Kaboul (ankle), Armand Traore (hip) and Ben Thomas (back) all available again but is expected to stick with an unchanged team for tomorrow’s trip to fellow strugglers Stoke.

Portsmouth 0 Aston Villa 1

MARTIN O’NEILL has warnedhe will not pay “extortionate” money for new signings to bolster Aston Villa’s push for a Champions League spot.

New signings Hayden Mullins and Pele are in contention to make their Portsmouth debuts in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

Portsmouth have made a double signing with the arrivals of Hayden Mullins from West Ham and Portuguese midfielder Pele on loan from Porto.

West Ham 3 Barnsley 0

West Ham 0 Aston Villa 1

Midfielder Frank Lampard returned to the Chelsea line-up in place of Salomon Kalou for today’s Barclays Premier League against West Ham.

West Ham 0 Tottenham 2

Liverpool 0 West Ham 0

West Ham 1 Birmingham 1

West Ham have been dealt a blow ahead of today’s Premier League clash at Manchester City after striker Dean Ashton was ruled out due to a back injury.

Danny Gabbidon is available for West Ham’s trip to Manchester City tomorrow after recovering from a groin injury.

West Ham 0 Manchester City 0

THE whisky will be drawn from the finest vintage, the tumbler made from the most elegant cut glass, but there will still be a bitter after-taste to Alex Ferguson’s new year’s dram this evening.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insisted he had no complaints about his side’s 2-1 loss at West Ham.

West Ham 2 Manchester United 1

Reading manager Steve Coppell was proud of his side’s resilience after they held West Ham to a 1-1 draw despite being reduced to 10 men for over an hour.

West Ham 1 Reading 1

West Ham 1 Reading 0

West Ham 0 Everton 2

Alan Curbishley knows each and every one of his West Ham players must be on top form if they are to get anything out of tomorrow’s trip to Chelsea.

Derby v West Ham

DRAWS are not always deflating.

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley is convinced Bolton were showing strong signs of revival even before Sammy Lee was removed from the dugout.

Coventry boss Iain Dowie is hoping his old club West Ham can go on to Carling Cup glory at Wembley next spring after they ended his own side’s hopes at the Ricoh Arena last night.

CARLTON COLE hailed West Ham’s resilience after his last-gasp goal secured a 2-1 Carling Cup win over Coventry at the Ricoh Arena.

Coventry 1 West Ham 2