West Ham United against Manchester United

Cole does well, lifts the ball over Fortune then goes down looking for the foul, no free-kick

West Ham pressing for the winner now

It was very, very close for offside against Defoe there. The decision could have gone either way - has Glenn Roeder's Upton Park luck finally turned?

Defoe's finish was sublime, easing the ball past Barthez with the outside of his right boot from eight yards out. The Hammers are level!

GOAL!!!!!

Carrick comes forward and does brilliantly, using his strength to get into the area. He slips the ball to Di Canio who does well to find Defoe on the penalty spot...

Sinclair lays the ball off to Cole on the edge of the area, but he gets his shot and it goes way over the bar

Defoe nips past Veron into the box, he tries to square the ball for Di Canio, but the Italian can't get there in time and the chance is gone

Veron delivers the corner from the left, but Sinclair heads to safety

Giggs takes the free-kick himself, but it deflects off the wall for a corner

Giggs sprints forward, but is caught from behind just as he reached the edge of the D. That's a yellow card for Cisse, which means he now misses the home game with Southampton

Cisse is winded in a challenge with Scholes, but doesn't need treatment

Still no substitutions in the game, as former West Ham trainee Kieran Richardson warms up

Schemmel and Giggs clash heads and both need a bit of attention from the physios

Di Canio takes the free-kick himself and Fortune heads the ball behind for a corner, which comes to nothing

Another free-kick for West Ham after an Nistelrooy fouled Di Canio just outside the area on the left. Good chance here

Cole looks to out-run Fortune bt he's tugged back. That's a yellow card for the South African international

Now Veron is brought down by Cisse just in the West Ham half

...but his effort just agonisingly wide of James' right-hand post

Veron lines up the free-kick in the absence of Beckham. He tries the shot...

Dailly brushes Giggs off the ball but the referee rules the challenge was too strong. Free-kick to Man United just over 30 yards out

...Barthez makes the save, but the flag had gone up for offside anyway

Carricks plays a slide rule pass through to Defoe. He's through again...

Corner to an United. Giggs delivers from the right but O'Shea just fails to get the flick on

...Defoe's excellent effort bounces off the top of the bar and behind. So close to the leveller for West Ham

Now it's West Ham in attack. Di Canio plays the ball to Defoe in the area. Barthez comes rushing out and Defoe lifts it over him...

Giggs sprays the ball right for Solskjaer. He comes into the area and fires in a shot which goes across the face of goal and wide

Cole is felled by Silvestre. Free-kick to the Hammers

Cole goes down, doesn't win the decision, so then takes out Blanc and gives away the free-kick

Sinclair and Cole link up and it's the latter who tries a volley from the edge of the area, which flies miles over the bar

Schemmel does well to win a corner off Silvestre. Di Canio delivers from the right...

Solskjaer finds Giggs in space on the left flank. He puts in a deep cross and Scholes just can't get on the end of it

Fortune is fouled by a Cole-Carrick sandwich. Free-kick

Man United playing keep ball, looking to take the sting out of West Ham's push for the leveller

This time Di Canio falls foul of the linesman's flag

Sinclair flicks on the ball at the near post but Defoe can't get there ahead of Defoe

Defoe wins a corner and West Ham begin to build up the pressure. Carrick tries a shot from just outside the area, that takes a deflection and it's another corner

Defoe and Sinclair link up well on the right, Sinclair tries the neet back heel but Defoe fails to read it and that's a goal-kick

Cole plays the ball through the centre to Defoe but the flag is up once again

Schemmel crosses from the right and Scholes makes a hash of his clearance. There's a scramble in the area but eventually United get the ball away

Giggs cuts across the edge of the box before bursting into the box. He heads for the by-line and looks to cross, before hilariously fluffing his kick

West Ham are struggled to make an impression in the final third of the field. A lot for Glenn Roeder to think about

...but Scholes drags his shot just wide of the left-hand post

Giggs plays the ball in to Van Nistelrooy on the penalty spot. He lays the ball off for Scholes on the edge of the D...

The second begins much the same as the first, a very even contest

Cisse crosses into the box from the right but the flag goes up for offside against Defoe

Manchester United get the second period started

A very even 45 minutes, with both sides having a goal disallowed. It's Ruud Van Nistelrooy's goal that's the difference between the sides - some work for Glenn Roeder to do

And there goes the half-time whistle

One minute of stoppage time to be played

O'Shea again finds himself in the final third of the field. He plays a square pass to Van Nistelrooy on the penalty spot who blazes his shot over the bar

West Ham coming back strongly now, looking to be on level terms at the break

...but Solskjaer fires his first-time shot wide of the right-hand post. He had time, should have done better and doubled the advantage

James comes out to clear on the edge of his box. His clearance hits O'Shea and the ball falls back to Solskjaer. James is nowhere and it's a gaping goal...

Van Nistelrooy bags only his second Premiership goal from open play of the season. It's the same old story for the Hammers, and they don't deserve to be behind

Van Nistelrooy beats James to the ball and lifts it over the England stopper and into the back of the net. A hint of offside, but he was level, and a class finish

GOAL!!!!!

Solskjaer has the ball inside the box on the left. He has to stretch to get the cross in and he finds Van Nistelrooy...

Fortune knocks Cole to the floor and that's a free-kick in centre field

O'Shea finds himself in an advanced position on the right. He crosses but Scholes and Solskjaer both go for it and the chance is wasted. Too many cooks

Di Canio takes the corner and Barthez comes out to punch. It's a poor attempt but Giggs is there to hack the ball away

Defoe shoots from just outside the area, and it takes a deflection for a corner

Di Canio floats the free-kick into the masked Sinclair, only for his back header to go harmlessley wide of the upright

Veron fouls Defoe 25 yards out and that's a free-kick to the Hammers in a dangerous position

Giggs tries a shot from just outside the area, it lacks power and James can easily claim low down to his left

Di Canio cuts in frmo the right menacingly but soon there's four Man Utd players on him. He goes down theatrically after brushing past Scholes - no free-kick

Brown is caught ball watching by Defoe, but luckily for him Defoe's header fails to find a team-mate

Di Canio finds space on the right and crosses for Sinclair, but he's penalised for a push on O'Shea

Di Canio's perseverance win a free-kick on the left flank. It's as good as a corner. Th Italian takes it himself but Veron heads clear

Veron takes the corner from the left and Solskjaer rises first, but his header flies over the bar

...Van Nistelrooy hooks the ball ove James but before he can apply the finish Pearce hacks it behind

Scholes plays a fine ball over the top to Van Nistelrooy. James comes rushing out but the striker gets to the ball first...

But the flag goes up for offside again, against Defoe, and now both sides have a goal disallowed, and rightly so

...Cole's towering header crashes off the left-hand post and falls to Defoe who has the simple task of walking the ball into the back of the net

Sinclair delivers from the right and Cole gets up with a giant leap and powers the ball goalwards, Barthez makes a despairing dive....

Van Nistelrooy makes progress down the right and plays a square ball to the onrushing Veron, but it's played just behind the Argentinian and he can't get the ball under control

A very even start to this game, with chances at both ends

Veron finds Solskjaer just inside the box but goes down under the challenge of Winterburn. No penalty

Di Canio beats Blanc just inside the box and crosses for Defoe, but it's just too high for the England Under-21 international

Defoe bursts forward in centre field. Di Canio is in acres of space on the left, but Defoe waits too long and by the time the pass is playe Di Canio has run offside

Cole shows good skill on the right and crosses in for Defoe, but O'Shea does brilliantly to get to the ball first and knock it over the bar from just a couple of yards out

Oh no... hang on... the linesman's flag is up for offside against Van Nistelrooy. The goal won't stand, a correct decision - he was about five yards off

Veron plays a neat ball through the centre to Van Nistelrooy. It's a great chance and the Dutchman's first time shot nestles in the back of the net

Carrick fells Fortune, free-kick to Manchester United

Van Nistelrooy has the ball on the edge of the box. He has options on either side but opts to go forward himself and is robbed

Di Canio twists and turns on the right, before his progressed his halted by a push from Silvestre. Free-kick

Solskjaer comes forward on the left, but once again the pass, this time to Giggs, is woeful

Veron goes in late on Defoe on the box, the West Ham players appeal for the penalty but there's no dice. Veron wafts the imaginary yellow card for diving

An entertaining start, this time Veron firing well wide

Di Canio tries a cross-shot but Barthez is equal to it

The ball breaks to Scholes 25 yards out and he tries the first time shot which is going well wide, before deflecting off Solskjaer for the goal-kick

Van Nistelrooy comes forward and plays in Solskjaer on the left. The Norwegian striker tries to play the return ball but again it's a poor pass

Solskjaer attempts a cross from the right, but fails to find a white shirt

West Ham get the game underway

Glenn Roeder's team showed two changes with French duo Sebastien Schemmel and Edouard Cisse replacing the dropped Tomas Repka and Steve Lomas (ankle)

United were boosted by the return of Wes Brown, following a three-month lay-off with an ankle injury.

Depleted Manchester United began life without David Beckham at Upton Park. He was joined on the sidelines by close friend Gary Neville, who did not travel because of a thigh injury.

West Ham United without a home win, Manchester United without a host of stars. Join us at 16.05 GMT for live commentary

Another free-kick for West Ham after an Nistelrooy fouled Di Canio just outside the area on the left. Good chance here

Cole looks to out-run Fortune bt he's tugged back. That's a yellow card for the South African international

Now Veron is brought down by Cisse just in the West Ham half

...but his effort just agonisingly wide of James' right-hand post

Veron lines up the free-kick in the absence of Beckham. He tries the shot...

Dailly brushes Giggs off the ball but the referee rules the challenge was too strong. Free-kick to Man United just over 30 yards out

...Barthez makes the save, but the flag had gone up for offside anyway

Carricks plays a slide rule pass through to Defoe. He's through again...

Corner to an United. Giggs delivers from the right but O'Shea just fails to get the flick on

...Defoe's excellent effort bounces off the top of the bar and behind. So close to the leveller for West Ham

Now it's West Ham in attack. Di Canio plays the ball to Defoe in the area. Barthez comes rushing out and Defoe lifts it over him...

Giggs sprays the ball right for Solskjaer. He comes into the area and fires in a shot which goes across the face of goal and wide

Cole is felled by Silvestre. Free-kick to the Hammers

Cole goes down, doesn't win the decision, so then takes out Blanc and gives away the free-kick

Sinclair and Cole link up and it's the latter who tries a volley from the edge of the area, which flies miles over the bar

Schemmel does well to win a corner off Silvestre. Di Canio delivers from the right...

Solskjaer finds Giggs in space on the left flank. He puts in a deep cross and Scholes just can't get on the end of it

Fortune is fouled by a Cole-Carrick sandwich. Free-kick

Man United playing keep ball, looking to take the sting out of West Ham's push for the leveller

This time Di Canio falls foul of the linesman's flag

Sinclair flicks on the ball at the near post but Defoe can't get there ahead of Defoe

Defoe wins a corner and West Ham begin to build up the pressure. Carrick tries a shot from just outside the area, that takes a deflection and it's another corner

Defoe and Sinclair link up well on the right, Sinclair tries the neet back heel but Defoe fails to read it and that's a goal-kick

Cole plays the ball through the centre to Defoe but the flag is up once again

Schemmel crosses from the right and Scholes makes a hash of his clearance. There's a scramble in the area but eventually United get the ball away

Giggs cuts across the edge of the box before bursting into the box. He heads for the by-line and looks to cross, before hilariously fluffing his kick

West Ham are struggled to make an impression in the final third of the field. A lot for Glenn Roeder to think about

...but Scholes drags his shot just wide of the left-hand post

Giggs plays the ball in to Van Nistelrooy on the penalty spot. He lays the ball off for Scholes on the edge of the D...

The second begins much the same as the first, a very even contest

Cisse crosses into the box from the right but the flag goes up for offside against Defoe

Manchester United get the second period started

A very even 45 minutes, with both sides having a goal disallowed. It's Ruud Van Nistelrooy's goal that's the difference between the sides - some work for Glenn Roeder to do

And there goes the half-time whistle

One minute of stoppage time to be played

O'Shea again finds himself in the final third of the field. He plays a square pass to Van Nistelrooy on the penalty spot who blazes his shot over the bar

West Ham coming back strongly now, looking to be on level terms at the break

...but Solskjaer fires his first-time shot wide of the right-hand post. He had time, should have done better and doubled the advantage

James comes out to clear on the edge of his box. His clearance hits O'Shea and the ball falls back to Solskjaer. James is nowhere and it's a gaping goal...

Van Nistelrooy bags only his second Premiership goal from open play of the season. It's the same old story for the Hammers, and they don't deserve to be behind

Van Nistelrooy beats James to the ball and lifts it over the England stopper and into the back of the net. A hint of offside, but he was level, and a class finish

GOAL!!!!!

Solskjaer has the ball inside the box on the left. He has to stretch to get the cross in and he finds Van Nistelrooy...

Fortune knocks Cole to the floor and that's a free-kick in centre field

O'Shea finds himself in an advanced position on the right. He crosses but Scholes and Solskjaer both go for it and the chance is wasted. Too many cooks

Di Canio takes the corner and Barthez comes out to punch. It's a poor attempt but Giggs is there to hack the ball away

Defoe shoots from just outside the area, and it takes a deflection for a corner

Di Canio floats the free-kick into the masked Sinclair, only for his back header to go harmlessley wide of the upright

Veron fouls Defoe 25 yards out and that's a free-kick to the Hammers in a dangerous position

Giggs tries a shot from just outside the area, it lacks power and James can easily claim low down to his left

Di Canio cuts in frmo the right menacingly but soon there's four Man Utd players on him. He goes down theatrically after brushing past Scholes - no free-kick

Brown is caught ball watching by Defoe, but luckily for him Defoe's header fails to find a team-mate

Di Canio finds space on the right and crosses for Sinclair, but he's penalised for a push on O'Shea

Di Canio's perseverance win a free-kick on the left flank. It's as good as a corner. Th Italian takes it himself but Veron heads clear

Veron takes the corner from the left and Solskjaer rises first, but his header flies over the bar

...Van Nistelrooy hooks the ball ove James but before he can apply the finish Pearce hacks it behind

Scholes plays a fine ball over the top to Van Nistelrooy. James comes rushing out but the striker gets to the ball first...

But the flag goes up for offside again, against Defoe, and now both sides have a goal disallowed, and rightly so

...Cole's towering header crashes off the left-hand post and falls to Defoe who has the simple task of walking the ball into the back of the net

Sinclair delivers from the right and Cole gets up with a giant leap and powers the ball goalwards, Barthez makes a despairing dive....

Van Nistelrooy makes progress down the right and plays a square ball to the onrushing Veron, but it's played just behind the Argentinian and he can't get the ball under control

A very even start to this game, with chances at both ends

Veron finds Solskjaer just inside the box but goes down under the challenge of Winterburn. No penalty

Di Canio beats Blanc just inside the box and crosses for Defoe, but it's just too high for the England Under-21 international

Defoe bursts forward in centre field. Di Canio is in acres of space on the left, but Defoe waits too long and by the time the pass is playe Di Canio has run offside

Cole shows good skill on the right and crosses in for Defoe, but O'Shea does brilliantly to get to the ball first and knock it over the bar from just a couple of yards out

Oh no... hang on... the linesman's flag is up for offside against Van Nistelrooy. The goal won't stand, a correct decision - he was about five yards off

Veron plays a neat ball through the centre to Van Nistelrooy. It's a great chance and the Dutchman's first time shot nestles in the back of the net

Carrick fells Fortune, free-kick to Manchester United

Van Nistelrooy has the ball on the edge of the box. He has options on either side but opts to go forward himself and is robbed

Di Canio twists and turns on the right, before his progressed his halted by a push from Silvestre. Free-kick

Solskjaer comes forward on the left, but once again the pass, this time to Giggs, is woeful

Veron goes in late on Defoe on the box, the West Ham players appeal for the penalty but there's no dice. Veron wafts the imaginary yellow card for diving

An entertaining start, this time Veron firing well wide

Di Canio tries a cross-shot but Barthez is equal to it

The ball breaks to Scholes 25 yards out and he tries the first time shot which is going well wide, before deflecting off Solskjaer for the goal-kick

Van Nistelrooy comes forward and plays in Solskjaer on the left. The Norwegian striker tries to play the return ball but again it's a poor pass

Solskjaer attempts a cross from the right, but fails to find a white shirt

West Ham get the game underway

Glenn Roeder's team showed two changes with French duo Sebastien Schemmel and Edouard Cisse replacing the dropped Tomas Repka and Steve Lomas (ankle)

United were boosted by the return of Wes Brown, following a three-month lay-off with an ankle injury.

Depleted Manchester United began life without David Beckham at Upton Park. He was joined on the sidelines by close friend Gary Neville, who did not travel because of a thigh injury.

West Ham United without a home win, Manchester United without a host of stars. Join us at 16.05 GMT for live commentary