Bolton 1 West Ham 0

NIKO KRANJCAR drilled in a 61st-minute winner to maintain Portsmouth’s momentum at the expense of Harry Redknapp’s former club West Ham.

Sunderland 2 West Ham 1

Everton 1 West Ham 1

West Ham 2 Blackburn 1

Liverpool 4 West Ham 0

Fulham 0 West Ham 1

Nolberto Solano, Luis Boa Morte and Mark Noble are all set to return for West Ham’s Premier League trip to Fulham tomorrow.

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley will give late fitness tests to Craig Bellamy and Julien Faubert ahead of their Premier League match against Wigan Athletic on Saturday.

Striker Dean Ashton (back) and winger Matthew Etherington (knee) have been passed fit and return to the West Ham squad for tomorrow night’s visit of Liverpool but winger Julian Faubert (calf) is doubtful.

Manchester City 1 West Ham 1

SVEN-GORAN Eriksson has called on his Manchester City side to emphasise that football is indeed a beautiful game starting in tonight’s FA Cup replay against West Ham at Eastlands tonight.

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley has more injury worries ahead of the trip to Arsenal on New Year’s Day.

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

Middlesbrough 1 West Ham 2

MUTINOUS mutterings are sweeping Merseyside. Whisper it quietly, but Everton — so used to being downtrodden by brutish neighbours — have the scent of revolution thick in their nostrils.

West Ham 0 Everton 2

Nolberto Solano will return to the West Ham side against Everton after being cup-tied for the Carling Cup quarter-final defeat to the same opponents.

West Ham face being down to just one fit striker for Saturday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Everton after Carlton Cole aggravated a long-standing hip problem.

AYEGBENI Yakubu pounced on a defensive howler two minutes from time to book Everton a place in their first Carling Cup semi-final since 1988.

West Ham 1 Everton 2

Dean Ashton and Freddie Ljungberg returned to the West Ham starting side for the first time since October in tonight’s Carling Cup quarter-final against Everton.

Freddie Ljungberg is set to replace the cup-tied Nolberto Solano in the West Ham squad for tomorrow night’s Carling Cup quarter-final against Everton.

Blackburn 0 West Ham 1

Chelsea 1 West Ham 0

JUANDE RAMOS gives the impression of being a man in a hurry, but even he must now realise that it will take time to heal the wounds caused by Tottenham’s traumatic start to the season.

West Ham 1 Tottenham 1

Rafael Benitez hailed Fernando Torres’ stunning goal against Fulham and admitted he was looking forward to more selection posers.

OPTIMISTS are in precious short supply in Derby, but Billy Davies found comfort from an unexpected source after his team’s latest capitulation.

Derby 0 West Ham 5

West Ham 1 Bolton 1

Bolton boss Gary Megson had Gary Speed back in his starting XI for the Barclays Premier League clash against West Ham at Upton Park.

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

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has another three points – but only on his driving licence after West Ham’s Robert Green stirred the England goalkeeping debate by saving a stoppage-time penalty from Benjani Mwaruwari.

SUNDERLAND goalkeeper Craig Gordon is fed up with his side’s hard luck stories.

Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon is fed up with his side's hard luck stories.

Nolberto Solano flew in from Chile to send a shiver down Sunderland’s spine at Upton Park yesterday.

THE double substitution is either a managerial knack or an admission of desperation. Both managers chanced their arm here, but while Roy Keane was left cursing his luck all the way back to Wearside, Alan Curbishley was able to toast a precious, if unlikely, victory.

ROY KEANE insisted Sunderland could not use bad luck as an excuse for their latest Premier League set-back.

West Ham 3 Sunderland 1