Kamara is caught offside again. Poor, poor awareness from the forward to have strayed offside so regularly.
90'
S. Johansen gets yellow.
Johansen trips Diangana cynically and earns himself a booking.
87'
Fulham's propensity to play with very narrow forwards and have their full-backs provide all the width gives them plenty of options going forward, but it means they are left very exposed whenever they lose the ball high up the pitch.
85'
G. Diangana enters the game and replaces M. Antonio.
Antonio is replaced by Diangana for the final few minutes.
83'
It's so easy going forward for West Ham. Fulham's defenders never look like winning the ball from their counterparts and they're let off by a very poor touch from Carroll that goes out for a throw.
81'
Anderson tries an acrobatic scissor kick from a corner but only swipes at thin air. He's certainly feeling confident.
79'
Fulham are clinging on defensively. Every time they lose the ball in forward areas they are getting caught out by West Ham counters at pace.
77'
N. Kebano enters the game and replaces A. Schürrle.
Schurrle is replaced by Kebano as Ranieri looks to freshen up his attack.
73'
A. Carroll enters the game and replaces J. Hernández.
Hernandez comes off, still waiting for his 50th Premier League goal, for Carroll.
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71'
Rico charges out of his goal to deal with an aimless punt forward and slices his clearance horribly but gets away with it as it ends up off the field.
69'
West Ham stream forward again with Anderson leading the charge, and Fulham just about scramble enough bodies back to clear the danger. They look dangerous every time they counter.
67'
The resulting corner is very poor and hits the leg of the first man. What a waste.
66'
CHANCE! Cairney jinks his way past a couple of challenges but his final touch is a fraction too heavy and is hacked behind for a corner.
64'
Kamara bursts past Zabaleta on the flank and tries to turn the ball into the middle, but he's just run it out of play.
62'
Pedro Obiang enters the game and replaces M. Noble.
Noble trudges off to be replaced by Obiang, who will sit in front of the defence as West Ham look to secure their lead.
61'
S. Johansen enters the game and replaces J. Seri.
Seri is replaced by Johansen in a like-for-like change in midfield by Ranieri.
58'
Diop goes down under minimal contact from Schurrle, but there's nothing in it and the defender gets back to his feet unaided.
56'
Fulham are awarded a generous free-kick for a tussle on the edge of the box between Balbuena and Bryan that seemed innocuous.
54'
Kamara makes his run far too early down the line and is caught miles offside. It's just not quite clicking for the hosts.
52'
CHANCE! Cairney picks out Christie, who gets to the byline well and squares for Mitrovic, but Diop makes a crucial sliding block!
50'
Further down the pitch, Odoi is barged into the advertising boards by Antonio and the referee blows his whistle.
49'
Mitrovic tries to slide the ball through for the onrushing Schurrle, but it's just ahead of him and Fabianski sweeps up. The final ball just isn't quite right for Fulham at the moment.
47'
CHANCE! Mitrovic heads on for the advancing Seri in the box, but it's a touch too heavy and Fabianski gathers.
46'
C. Christie enters the game and replaces T. Ream.
Ream comes off for Christie, who slots in at right-back and allows Odoi to go back to centre-back.
We're back underway for the start of the second half.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: FULHAM 0-2 WEST HAM
45' +1
MISS! Cairney tries a speculative effort of his own from a wide angle and it goes harmlessly over the bar. Fulham are being restricted to long-range efforts at the moment.
44'
Both players are back on their feet, but it remains to be seen if they emerge for the second half. Mawson in particular looked very groggy.
41'
J. Seri gets yellow.
Seri joins Noble in the book for a mistimed challenge of his own.
39'
M. Noble gets yellow.
Noble slides in rashly and takes Mitrovic out, and earns a deserved yellow card.
36'
Fulham are still pushing and probing, but they haven't been clinical in front of goal and West Ham look very dangerous on the counter.
34'
MISS! The ball bounces out to Schurrle following a corner and the German absolutely balloons his shot into the stands on the volley.
33'
Mitrovic tries a shot under pressure from the edge of the box, but a deflection takes all the sting out of the effort and it's collected comfortably by Fabianski.
31'
Seri tries to find Mitrovic in behind and get his side back into the game, but the burly striker is caught offside.
29'
M. Antonio has scored a goal for West Ham United! Assist by J. Hernández.
GOAL! WEST HAM MAKE IT 2-0! The Hammers counter incisively - Anderson crosses into the middle and Hernandez flicks delicately on for Antonio, who takes a touch before slotting the ball under Rico and into the back of the net!
Hernandez's little flick was perfectly-weighted and very clever, giving Antonio the perfect opportunity to open the scoring.
23'
Odoi gets down the right but his low cross is blocked away and Antonio is sent chasing after a long ball, forcing Rico to come off his line and boot clear.
17'
R. Snodgrass has scored a goal for West Ham United! Assist by Felipe Anderson.
Anderson gets a bit of luck as the ball bounces kindly for him, and he showed good awareness to pick out Snodgrass on the edge of the box.
GOAL!! WEST HAM SCORE! Snodgrass makes it 1-0 to the Hammers with a fine finish from the edge of the box. Noble plays a lovely ball into the channel for Anderson, and Odoi slides in to tackle but the ball goes straight back to the winger, who squares for Snodgrass to sweep home!
15'
Fulham are seeing all of the ball as Seri plays a neat one-two with Mitrovic before Bryan sends a cross straight into the arms of Fabianski.
13'
Fulham have hustled and bustled in forward areas but haven't had a chance as clear as the one Kamara spurned. Those are the chances that need to be taken to survive in the Premier League.
11'
Kamara tries to play the ball over the top but Bryan, in a very advanced position, is caught offside.
6'
It's a poor corner by Snodgrass as it hits the first man and is lumped clear of the danger zone.
5'
Masuaku charges down the left and wins an early corner off Odoi, who was struggling to keep up.
4'
MISS! Seri blazes a shot miles over the bar following a free-kick. That's never threatening Fabianski's goal.
3'
Diop diverts a goal-kick back towards Antonio, who is starting up front alongside Hernandez, but the forward is offside.
1'
And we're off at Craven Cottage!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between Fulham and West Ham at Craven Cottage.
The line-ups are out and we'll start with the home side.
Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Sergio Rico; Denis Odoi, Alfie Mawson, Tim Ream, Joe Bryan; Calum Chambers, Jean Michael Seri; Aboubakar Kamara, Tom Cairney, Andre Schurrle; Aleksandar Mitrovic
Fulham substitutes: Floyd Ayite, Neeskens Kebano, Ibrahima Cisse, Stefan Johansen, Cyrus Christie, Luciano Vietto, Marcus Bettinelli
West Ham substitutes: Aaron Cresswell, Adrian, Angelo Ogbonna, Grady Diangana, Pedro Obiang, Andy Carroll, Xande Silva
West Ham XI (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Pablo Zabaleta, Fabian Balbuena, Issa Diop, Arthur Masuaku; Declan Rice, Mark Noble; Michail Antonio, Robert Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson; Javier Hernandez
And there goes the half-time whistle! Fulham dominated the ball early on and approached the game positively, but a combination of poor finishing and some customarily lax defending have seen a clinical West Ham side take a 2-0 lead at the break.
Kamara missed a glorious one-on-one opportunity early on before two clinical counter-attacks from the Hammers saw Snodgrass sweep home from distance and Antonio slot home from close range, with the lively Anderson instrumental in both as he wins his battle with Odoi on the flank quite comfortably. Fulham need to improve in the second half if they are to come back from this.
Fulham travel to Newcastle in a crunch fixture next, while West Ham host Watford in Premier League action.
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the game. Thank you for joining our coverage, until next time, goodbye!
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