West Ham v Everton

1. West Ham XI: Adrian, Jenkinson, Reid, Collins, Cresswell, Kouyate, Song, Noble, Downing, Valencia, Cole
2. Everton XI: Howard, Coleman, Stones, Jagielka, Galloway, Barry, McCarthy, Lennon, Barkley, Osman, Lukaku

Allardyce must be sick of the sight of Lukaku. The Belgian has scored against West Ham every time he has played against them for Everton. Alardyce called him a "jinx" in the post-match press conference.

The Hammers are in pole position to qualify for the Europa League via fair play after Everton's four yellows.

Everton are now in the top half of the table, swapping places with the Hammers.

Full-time

Bit of handbags at the end but Lukaku has won the game for Everton.

GOAL

The striker's sixth goal against West Ham and 20th of the season looks to have settled the game.

McGeady's pinpoint cross is headed by Lukaku who is too strong for Burke.

YELLOW CARD

Fourth yellow card for Everton.

Lukaku then prods McGeady's shot goalwards but it's put out for a corner.

West Ham win their sixth corner and then seventh corner but Everton defend and then break with Lukaku forcing a wonderful one-handed save by Adrian.

Noble's cross is headed over the bar by Song.

SUBSTITUTION

Everton change: Aiden McGeady for Lennon.

Game really opening up here. Should be a lively final 15 minutes

YELLOW CARD

McCarthy booked for tripping Downing.

Osman and Kouyate have a bit of a tussle before Mr Friend has words.

SUBSTITUTION

Both sides make substitutions.

West Ham: Nene for Cole

Everton: Kevin Mirallas for Barkley

Barkley has a great chance to make it 2-1 but blasts his shot over again.

GOAL

Well this game has burst into life as 34-year-old Leon Osman fires Everton level.

Lukaku cross was controlled by Osman and with one touch he swivelled acrobatically to shoot past Adrian.

GOAL

That goal was coming from West Ham after some sustained pressure. And it is Stewart Downing with his sixth Premier League goal of the season.

The midfielder is found by Song in the box and is coolness personified as he places his shot into Adrian's far left corner.

Martin Fisher

Match of the Day commentator

"We have nearly reached the hour mark and it is difficult to see where a goal is coming from."

Possession stat: Everton 58% West Ham 42%

CLOSE!

Well close-ish. Reid concedes a free-kick on the edge of the area and Lukaku curls one with his left foot over the wall but his shot is too wide and it hits the right-hand stanchion of Adrian's goal, rippling the back of the net. Everton fans thought it had gone in.

Looked closer than it was.

Barkley smashes one from outside the box but it is miles too high.

Slow start to the second-half before Downing's shot rolls slowly wide. Last goalless draw between these sides at Upton Park was in the late 1980s.

Second-half

We're back under way at Upton Park...

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The most significant action has been Mr Friend pulling yellow cards out of his pocket. How will those bookings affect both teams' chances in getting a Europa League place?

Half-time

Not much between the teams here. West Ham feel they should have had a penalty after Cresswell's cross appeared to hit Coleman's arm. Lukaku curled a great effort high and wide for Everton while Stuart Downing had the home side's best chance.

In the all-important Fair Play table it is advantage West Ham as Everton's Barry and Coleman went into Mr Friend's book while Reid was shown a yellow for the Hammers

One minute of injury time.

Gareth Barry goes into Kevin Friend's book after clattering into Reid. Yellow cards-wise, its Everton 2-1 West Ham.

Fourth corner for West Ham but it comes to nothing. Cagey affair this.

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Should it have been a penalty? Kevin Friend waved away West Ham's calls for a penalty after the ball appeared to strike the arm of Coleman on 13 minutes.

Downing cuts in from the right and drives towards the Everton defence. He hits a stinging shot but it is fisted away by Howard.

YELLOW CARD

It's now one-a-piece in yellow cards with Seamus Coleman booked for a tug on Valencia.

Lukaku, who has been such a thorn in West Ham's side in recent games, has the best chance of the match.

Lennon finds the Belgian in the box and cuts inside onto his left foot before trying to curl it into Adrian's top corner but his shot is too high.

Well worked move from West Ham ends with Noble's shot just drifting wide.

YELLOW CARD

Winston Reid gets his 10th card of the season for a body check on Lukaku. How will that affect the Fair Play standings?

Osman almost finds Lennon with a wonderful through ball but Adrian is quickly off his line to smother the danger.

Teenager Reece Burke does well with an Aaron Lennon cross. He hasn't put a foot wrong since coming on.

West Ham do seem to have woken up, they are doing all the attacking and maybe should have had a penalty after the Coleman handball.

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Mark Daws: Two penalty shouts, One was a 100% handball. Nothing, two penalties all season. Hammers waking up in this one.

Enner Valencia, who has scored one Premier League goal in six months for West Ham, has a shot from distance but it is easily saved by Howard.

SUBSTITUTION

Early change for West Ham with James Collins coming off injured and being replaced by 18-year-old Reece Burke.

Aaron Creswell forces a corner after his shot is fumbled by Tim Howard. West Ham then have two shouts for a penalty as they claim a handball from McCarthy and then Coleman.

Everton very much in the ascendency. Stewart Downing has tested Everton debutant Brendan Galloway down the rght wing with the England midfielder getting the better of the youngster.

Leon Osman has the first shot of the match with a toe-poke from the edge of the box but Adrian at full-stretch, tips it around the post for an Everton corner. From the corner there are chances for John Stones and James McCarthy but both scuff their shots

Kick-off

And we're under way.

Carlton Cole was in the line-up seven years ago when West Ham last beat Everton in the league.

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By our calculations, Everton's Brendan Galloway is the fourth Zimbabwe-born player to feature in the Premier League.

The bubbles are blowing, the West Ham fans are in good voice and the teams are out in the bright sunshine in east London.

Everton's latest youngster

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So it's a Premier League debut for Zimbabwe-born 19-year-old defender Brendan Galloway.

Here's a few facts about the teenager:

• Moved to Goodison Park in August 2014 and signed a five-year deal.
• An accomplished centre-half who can also play in defensive midfield, the then 18-year-old arrived having made 17 senior appearances for MK Dons.
• Became the League One club's youngest ever first-team player in November 2011 when he made his debut against Nantwich Town aged just 15.
• Brendan has represented England at Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 level.

Operation Stop Lukaku

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Lukaku has scored against West Ham every time he has played for Everton

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has identified Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku as Everton's danger man.

"We have to make sure we stop Lukaku, " said Allardyce. "Because he always scores against us, that's something we have to do. He scores every time we play them."

The 22-year-old has scored three times against the Hammers this season, twice in the FA Cup and once in the league.

BBC Sport

Martin Fisher

Match of the Day commentator

"UEFA have awarded England an additional slot in next season's competition after finishing in the top three of the governing body's Respect Fair Play rankings.

"Currently, West Ham and Everton are best placed to profit from this wild card. So the team with the fewest names in the notebook of referee Kevin Friend will have taken a huge step towards qualifying even if they've lost the game 5-0!

"Instead of goal celebrations maybe the players have spent the week rehearsing elaborate choreographed moves to be unveiled on the avoidance of a yellow?!

"Mind you, that's assuming that the clubs WANT to be in the Europa League."

Team news

Alex Song starts for West Ham as the midfielder completes his comeback from a back injury. Striker Carlton Cole and defender Winston Reid also start for the Hammers. Club captain Kevin Nolan will miss the game due to a family bereavement.

Everton give a Premier League debut to 19-year-old Zimbabwe-born Brendan Galloway. England defender Leighton Baines has undergone ankle surgery.

West Ham: Adrian, Jenkinson, Reid, Collins, Cresswell, Kouyate, Song, Noble, Downing, Valencia, Cole. Subs: Jarvis, Nene, O'Brien, Amalfitano, Jaaskelainen, Burke, Lee.

Everton: Howard, Coleman, Stones, Jagielka, Galloway, Barry, McCarthy, Lennon, Barkley, Osman, Lukaku. Subs: Robles, McGeady, Kone, Mirallas, Naismith, Besic, Garbutt.

Bongarts

Think this match is a dead rubber? then think again.

Just three points separate West Ham in 10th and Everton in 11th. There is the battle to be in the top half of the table and more importantly a battle for a Europa League place.

That is because both teams are riding high in the Fair Play table so cards not goals could be the focus today at Upton Park.