M. Antonio has scored a goal for West Ham United! Assist by M. Arnautović.
WEST HAM PUT THE MATCH TO BED! 3-1! That's been coming for some time now! Arnautovic has been a real menace since coming on, and he finally carves out the goal they've deserved, driving towards the byline before picking out the perfect cross for Antonio, who guides a bouncing header in at the far post!
Arnautovic provides the assist with a lovely little dinked cross - that's been coming.
90'
There will be a minimum of two minutes added on at the end of this match.
87'
Lovely stuff from West Ham again on the counter, as Arnautovic springs the offside trap before picking out a lovely pull-back for Lanzini. The Argentine is just caught from behind as Fulham temporarily relieve the pressure, but a smart interception from Rice sees West Ham forward again. The midfielder bursts forward and cuts onto his right, but slices a shot wide from 20 yards.
85'
West Ham are looking comfortable in their attempts to see this one out. Cresswell does well to burst down the left flank and kick-start the hosts on the counter before winning a corner, which they are in no rush to take.
83'
M. Lanzini gets yellow.
Just a bit of rust there from Lanzini, perhaps, as he's beaten for pace in midfield before cynically tripping up Odoi from behind. It's a yellow card for the Argentine, making his first Premier League appearance since May.
80'
Decent response from Fulham, but Mitrovic strays offside on the end of Babel's ball in. It didn't matter much anyway as the striker pushes his first-time effort wide of the far post.
76'
M. Lanzini enters the game and replaces Felipe Anderson.
A thunderous applause for Lanzini! The attacker was expected to miss the whole season after rupturing his ACL in the build-up to last summer's World Cup with Argentina, but he's made excellent progress in his rehabilitation and comes off the bench here for the final 15 minutes as he makes a first appearance of the campaign for the Hammers! Anderson is the one replaced.
74'
West Ham have just started to invite a bit more pressure as they've shifted their focus to defending this lead. It's afforded Fulham a bit more time on the ball, but the visitors continue to lack in ideas. They don't have enough width and they haven't got enough bodies forward.
70'
Into the final 20 minutes and time is really of the essence for Fulham. A draw doesn't do them a whole lot of good at the moment, with so much ground to make up. They need victories and they need a lot of them.
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68'
Fulham have looked a bit brighter in possession over the last 10 minutes, but they need more support in the final third. Despite trailing and being in deseperate need of points, they seem reluctant to commit bodies forward.
64'
M. Arnautović enters the game and replaces J. Hernández.
A second West Ham change signals the end of the night for Hernandez, as he's replaced up top by Arnautovic who receives a mixed reception from these home supporters.
60'
West Ham continue to win set pieces, actively going in search of them. It's hard to blame them given both their goals came from corners, but Fulham have done a much better job in this second half defending from dead ball situations.
58'
Better from the visitors! A nice bit of build-up play, especially down that left flank, sees them put the West Ham defence under threat, but Markovic's ball in for Mitrovic just doesn't reach the striker as the hosts are able to clear their lines. Back the other way they go in a hurry, and Hernandez wins a free-kick with Ream the culprit.
56'
Babel has brought his shooting boots tonight. He remains Fulham's liveliest attacker, and a good effort here sees him call Fabianski into action, but the West Ham keeper is able to make a relatively comfortable save to deny the Dutchman's effort from 20 yards.
54'
Not a whole lot happening early in this second half. Fulham need to start showing a bit of urgency. The loudest cheer since the restart comes for Lanzini, who begins to warm up on the touchline. He hasn't played yet this season after tearing his ACL with Argentina in June. He could make his first appearance of the campaign today off the bench.
50'
West Ham on the front foot as they go in search of the third goal which would likely put the match to bed. Fulham hearts are in their throats as West Ham win a corner, but the visitors are able to deal with the threat this time around.
48'
Cagey opening to this half as West Ham pass the ball around near the halfway line. It's a bit surprising to see the hosts take Zabaleta off at the interval, given how well he played in the latter stages of that first half, bullying Fulham's left side of defence.
46'
R. Fredericks enters the game and replaces P. Zabaleta.
L. Marković enters the game and replaces R. Sessegnon.
F. Anguissa enters the game and replaces J. Seri.
Fulham get the second half underway...
Two changes at the break made by Ranieri, the first of which sees Seri replaced by Zambo Anguissa.
Markovic is also on for his debut, taking the place of Sessegnon.
West Ham also make one change at the interval as Fredericks takes the place of Zabaleta.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: WEST HAM 2-1 FULHAM.
45'
J. Bryan gets yellow.
Bryan goes into the book for a late foul on Zabaleta, as the board goes up to indicate two minutes of time to be added on at the end of this first half.
40'
I. Diop has scored a goal for West Ham United! Assist by R. Snodgrass.
Snodgrass picked out an excellent cross there to find the head of Diop, as he's credited with the assist.
FROM BEHIND, WEST HAM LEAD! 2-1! Again Fulham are undone from a corner as Diop flies in and towers above everyone to bounce a header in at the near post on the end of Snodgrass' delivery! Two goals in just over 10 minutes and West Ham have turned it around!
37'
Fulham are struggling to generate anything in possession at the moment, as they've now seen just over 35 per cent of the ball in this first half. It feels like the majority of the last 15 minutes have been played in the Fulham end.
35'
It's worth noting that Hernandez actually used his hand to score that goal, as the replay indicates. It all happened so quickly that it was tough to detect in real time, but the replay shows that was bundled in off his hand. He had little time to react, but if VAR were available that likely would have been disallowed.
33'
West Ham have a spring in their step as they apply the pressure on this Fulham defence now, following that gift of an equaliser. Rico will be giving his head a shake, undoing all the strong defending from his side with one dreadful error. And suddenly their backs are against the wall.
29'
J. Hernández has scored a goal for West Ham United! Assist by A. Ogbonna.
Ogbonna didn't know a whole lot about that, but he provides the assist.
WEST HAM RESTORE PARITY! 1-1! Sergio Rico makes a mess of a corner, coming off his line and punching the ball straight into the air. It's nodded back towards goal by Antonio, and touched on by Ogbonna before being turned in by Hernandez from a yard out! Absolute chaos and the score is level!
27'
The battle between Noble and Seri in midfield has been a fascinating watch. The former is at the heart of things for West Ham, but Seri is watching him closely. The two are locked in an entertaining duel as tempers are starting to rise a bit.
25'
SMART DEFENDING! Antonio teases a delivery in towards the near post following a strong run down the right flank. Fulham just get to it first, but don't clear their lines convincingly as Zabaleta sprints forward to meet the loose ball, with Seri just getting in front of it to deflect the effort behind! That could have gone anywhere.
23'
The match is lacking a bit in terms of tempo, with neither side adopting much pace in the transition from back foot to front. It's all been a bit timid in that regard.
21'
Fabianski is tested from long range as Cairney finds space and tees up a strike from 25 yards. The midfielder doesn't make the best contact, however, as it makes for a relatively straightforward stop for Fabianski.
15'
Fulham are looking sharp at the back, organising themselves well with Nordtveit looking wonderfully settled in nis new surroundings.
13'
West Ham have responded well to falling behind, but they're just lacking that decisive quality in the final third.
7'
Antonio throws himself at Diop's knock down from a corner but can't make contact as the ball bounces wide of the left-hand post.
3'
R. Babel has scored a goal for Fulham!
FULHAM OFF TO A FLIER! 1-0! Sessegnon is found overlapping on the left and his squared ball across the face is tapped home at point-blank range by Babel! The pass took a touch off Zabaleta on its way into the centre of the box.
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AND THEY'RE OFF! Underway at the London Stadium!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of this Friday night Premier League match as West Ham welcome Fulham to London stadium!
Despite being a London derby, there’s not a lot of bad blood between these two sides, but there should be a real derby feel about this one tonight with both clubs trending in the wrong direction and in desperate need of points.
While West Ham don’t have to worry about relegation, they’re in danger of being pulled into the congested mess that is the bottom half of the table – a stark disappointment considering the club’s lofty ambition.
Fulham are looking probable to go down as things stand at the moment, eight points adrift of safety and simply unable to string together anything positive to spark a bit of hope. Nothing they do this season seems to be working.
These next five days are critical for them as they simply cannot come out of trips to West Ham and Southampton empty handed, as a daunting stretch against Chelsea, Leicester, Liverpool and Manchester City follows. Anything but a big week could spell the end for Fulham in the Premier League.
WEST HAM (4-3-3): Lukasz Fabianski; Pablo Zabaleta, Issa Diop, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell; Declan Rice, Mark Noble, Robert Snodgrass; Michail Antonio, Felipe Anderson, Javier Hernandez.
SUBS: Andy Carroll, Pedro Obiang, Manuel Lanzini, Adrian, Samir Nasri, Ryan Fredericks, Marko Arnautovic.
FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Sergio Rico; Denis Odoi, Havard Nordtveit, Tim Ream, Joe Bryan; Calum Chambers, Jean Michael Seri; Ryan Babel, Tom Cairney, Ryan Sessegnon; Aleksandar Mitrovic.
SUBS: Fabri, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Cyrus Christie, Floyd Ayite, Lazar Markovic, Maxime Le Marchand, Luciano Vietto.
Fulham seemed to switch off after opening the scoring, and their mental fragility was clearly on display when West Ham equalised. Ranieri's side need to be a bit more resilient. Their character will be tested in a big way over the final 45 minutes, as they simply cannot afford to lose this match.
That's all for our live coverage, thanks for following along. Goodbye!
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