Manchester City against West Ham United

Hutchison tries to keep the ball in a corner. Plenty of time left after that Sir Les injury though.

Shaun Goater on for City. His penultimate home game as a Lazer Blue hero.

Defoe booked for kicking the ball into the back of the net.

Lomas fighting hard. West Ham must try not to get ragged.

Christian Dailly on for Pearce. Religious periodical that he is.

Anelka shows great pace. He carves open the defence, nice dummy from Barton but Belmadi thrashes over.

City corner. Foe nearly got a shot in but Johnson clears.

Defoe gets around Sommeil but the defender recovers well.

West Ham corner. The ball comes in to the area from Cole, rattles off Hutchison, Kanoute tries his best to miss but scores. 1-0 to the Hammers. Brooking in excelsis, punching the air and smiling broadly.

A comedic throw-in from Dunne. West Ham break but Cole, off his game all game, gives it away.

Belmadi finds space to shoot but misses the target.

Pearce goes down injured. He makes his way back on rather gingerly.

James flaps again as a Dunne ball comes in. West Ham go clear. Defoe is stopped. Sommeil gets involved with Hutchison. Yellow card to the Frenchman.

West Ham corner. Brevett takes. Chaos as Lomas gets in a header. Defoe's hook is headed out by Jensen. Defoe gets a chance to shoot but Barton blocks him. Trevor torture!

James claims the ball on the edge of the box. Nearly handballed it too.

Robbie Fowler, again ineffective, goes off. Macken comes on. Belmadi replaces Bernarbia. The F-plan diet is required for Robbie.

Sinclair is fouled. West Ham can attack but Cole is poor in possession. Johnson makes a mess and gives away a throw.

West Ham free-kick. Headed away. Barton can't do anything with it.

Anelka is greedy after making space but then delivers a pea-roller from fully forty yards.

Foe heads wide under pressure from Pearce but the ref sees no foul.

Dunne wins a free-kick. Bernabia's kick goes off a defender and James claims.

Cross from Dunne. A hesitant Hammers defence get it clear.

Defoe doesn't receive a return pass from Kanoute when the Frenchman was in a promising position.

Kanoute again offside when a cross came in.

Anelka wins a corner. But City are over-deliberate in attack.

Schmeichel clears when Johnson, on the run, threatens hard.

Kanoute offside when the Hammers tried to break.

Anelka crosses after a typical run. Brevett knocks behind for a corner.

Trevor Brooking really suffering on the edge of the touchline. Johnson saves his nerves with a last-ditch tackle on Wright-Phillips.

A massive delay in play for the injury to stricken Les. Hutchison comes on to replace him.

The stretcher's on. The end for Sir Les? Possibly for his career - that looks to be a leg break.

Ferdinand goes clear. Schmeichel makes a save even though it was offside. Ferdinand looks hurt too.

Sinclair wins a corner. Poorly taken by Cole.

Defoe goes through, nice flick to Ferdinand but Barton steals when the goal was gaping.

Foe flicks on. Fowler lurks with intent but Johnson shows calm in chesting back to James.

Johnson makes his first mistake in conceding a throw. Wright-Phillips gets a chance to shoot, breathes the chance and hammers an effort off a defender. Corner ball.

West Ham kick off after a huddle. Not a cuddle.

Eduoard Cisse makes way for Freddie Kanoute for the Hammers. Trev getting twitchy?

What does a Trevor Brooking hairdryer teamtalk sound like? His new charges may soon find out. Will he swear? Sadly Soccernet cannot bring you live commentary from the Minor Road dressing rooms. Which is a shame.

Half-time comes and West Ham must be worried. They've had their chances but City have dominated.

Wright-Phillips goes through, looks to be fouled but stays on his feet. West Ham's defence in disarray. Again.

Cole is stopped in his tracks. He's been unable to influence affairs.

Dunne shows surprising poise in showing a clean pair of heels to Sir Les.

Dunne chases hard to win a corner. Hit across to Jensen who drills it into James.

Great ball from Cisse. Ferdinand on the end of it but Schmeichel, not for the first time, denies him. Straight away the Dane gives Sir Les the ball only for an inexplicable miss to occur.

Anelka gets clear again from a Bernarbia pass. But Johnson, again impressive, stops him in his tracks.

Fowler needed to recover his old form to make a through ball. Lay off the pies, Robbie. You know it makes sense.

James makes another gaffe and goes unpunished. West Ham clear.

Brevett hoofs clear. Dunne on the charge again to win a corner.

West Ham again listless in attack. City having the better of the play in a game which, quite frankly, ain't much of a spectacle.

Nice flick from Benarbia but Anelka is offside - just. Or is he?

Anelka makes a poor pass when Fowler had a chance to go through on goal.

Repka steps in to stop a City attack. Not often you say things like that.

Ferdinand gets a chance and smashes over. Brooking is like a cat on a hot tin roof. He'll be very disappointed with that.

Anelka makes a burst out on the right. He cuts it in and Fowler stick out a boot to knock wide. Hammers were wide open again. The 1996 model Fowler would be fancied to score there.

Wright-Phillips tries to get through but runs into a crowd. Not much happening here at Maine Road.

Cole makes a chance but Lomas fires wide.

Dunne, on the attack, wins a corner. Anelka in acres of space heads over.

Cole tries to shoot from miles away. What a waste.

Barton throwing his weight around in midfield.

Wright-Phillips shoots over the bar from range.

Schmeichel is fouled when the corner comes in.

Brevett nearly scores in his own net. But Lomas comes away and wins a corner.

Calamity from James lets in Anelka. The angle is too deep and Fowler gets the ball. He's smothered and it's a corner.

Lomas and Sinclair fail to build an attack. West Ham need more up-front.

Barton and Cole clash. Cole is in the wars again.

Free-kick knocked to Barton but the ball rebounds. Jensen wastes a chance to attack by shinning it into Row Z.

Anelka gets a shot in. James palms away. Fowler comes in to knock in but Brevett gets back and kicks the ball and Fowler's head. Nerves aplenty in the Hammers backline.

Schmeichel shanks a kick into the stand. Age catching up?

Lomas' flick goes the wrong way. Foe on the counter, but Cisse gets back well. Brevett clears from the edge of the area.

Brevett takes. Distin can only nod behind.

Good run from Johnson wins a throw-in. He launches it himself and earns a corner.

Long ball nearly found Anelka, who shrugs off a dithering Repka. James is alert and gets the ball.

Cole gets a chance to shoot. He skews his effort.

Ferdinand nods on to Defoe. He tries to chip but giant Dane Schmeichel catches the ball. Brooking off his seat.

Pearce concedes a corner from a Benarbia ball. The Algerian will take....

Bad lay-off from a portly-looking Fowler. Yet to fire at Maine Road.

Long ball from Sommeil finds Anelka - who else? - offside.

Cole is limping badly. Defoe tries his luck with a shot but Schmeichel is equal to the task.

Some action down the touchline. Wright-Phillips at the centre of it. Then Cole cuts past Dunne and is up-ended. Free-kick....

Anelka holds the ball up, gets to the by-line and Johnson has to head away. Barton gets in a shot but James is not troubled.

Ball goes back to James. Dunne nearly lets Defoe in but recovers well.

City get the game underway. West Ham have 90 minutes to save their bacon.

Trevor names the same side that beat Boro on Monday while his old compadre also sticks with the same line-up.

Can Trevor Brooking turn the Hammers around? Or will old pal Kevin Keegan send his team into the First Division. Join us at 14.00 BST.

James claims the ball on the edge of the box. Nearly handballed it too.

Robbie Fowler, again ineffective, goes off. Macken comes on. Belmadi replaces Bernarbia. The F-plan diet is required for Robbie.

Sinclair is fouled. West Ham can attack but Cole is poor in possession. Johnson makes a mess and gives away a throw.

West Ham free-kick. Headed away. Barton can't do anything with it.

Anelka is greedy after making space but then delivers a pea-roller from fully forty yards.

Foe heads wide under pressure from Pearce but the ref sees no foul.

Dunne wins a free-kick. Bernabia's kick goes off a defender and James claims.

Cross from Dunne. A hesitant Hammers defence get it clear.

Defoe doesn't receive a return pass from Kanoute when the Frenchman was in a promising position.

Kanoute again offside when a cross came in.

Anelka wins a corner. But City are over-deliberate in attack.

Schmeichel clears when Johnson, on the run, threatens hard.

Kanoute offside when the Hammers tried to break.

Anelka crosses after a typical run. Brevett knocks behind for a corner.

Trevor Brooking really suffering on the edge of the touchline. Johnson saves his nerves with a last-ditch tackle on Wright-Phillips.

A massive delay in play for the injury to stricken Les. Hutchison comes on to replace him.

The stretcher's on. The end for Sir Les? Possibly for his career - that looks to be a leg break.

Ferdinand goes clear. Schmeichel makes a save even though it was offside. Ferdinand looks hurt too.

Sinclair wins a corner. Poorly taken by Cole.

Defoe goes through, nice flick to Ferdinand but Barton steals when the goal was gaping.

Foe flicks on. Fowler lurks with intent but Johnson shows calm in chesting back to James.

Johnson makes his first mistake in conceding a throw. Wright-Phillips gets a chance to shoot, breathes the chance and hammers an effort off a defender. Corner ball.

West Ham kick off after a huddle. Not a cuddle.

Eduoard Cisse makes way for Freddie Kanoute for the Hammers. Trev getting twitchy?

What does a Trevor Brooking hairdryer teamtalk sound like? His new charges may soon find out. Will he swear? Sadly Soccernet cannot bring you live commentary from the Minor Road dressing rooms. Which is a shame.

Half-time comes and West Ham must be worried. They've had their chances but City have dominated.

Wright-Phillips goes through, looks to be fouled but stays on his feet. West Ham's defence in disarray. Again.

Cole is stopped in his tracks. He's been unable to influence affairs.

Dunne shows surprising poise in showing a clean pair of heels to Sir Les.

Dunne chases hard to win a corner. Hit across to Jensen who drills it into James.

Great ball from Cisse. Ferdinand on the end of it but Schmeichel, not for the first time, denies him. Straight away the Dane gives Sir Les the ball only for an inexplicable miss to occur.

Anelka gets clear again from a Bernarbia pass. But Johnson, again impressive, stops him in his tracks.

Fowler needed to recover his old form to make a through ball. Lay off the pies, Robbie. You know it makes sense.

James makes another gaffe and goes unpunished. West Ham clear.

Brevett hoofs clear. Dunne on the charge again to win a corner.

West Ham again listless in attack. City having the better of the play in a game which, quite frankly, ain't much of a spectacle.

Nice flick from Benarbia but Anelka is offside - just. Or is he?

Anelka makes a poor pass when Fowler had a chance to go through on goal.

Repka steps in to stop a City attack. Not often you say things like that.

Ferdinand gets a chance and smashes over. Brooking is like a cat on a hot tin roof. He'll be very disappointed with that.

Anelka makes a burst out on the right. He cuts it in and Fowler stick out a boot to knock wide. Hammers were wide open again. The 1996 model Fowler would be fancied to score there.

Wright-Phillips tries to get through but runs into a crowd. Not much happening here at Maine Road.

Cole makes a chance but Lomas fires wide.

Dunne, on the attack, wins a corner. Anelka in acres of space heads over.

Cole tries to shoot from miles away. What a waste.

Barton throwing his weight around in midfield.

Wright-Phillips shoots over the bar from range.

Schmeichel is fouled when the corner comes in.

Brevett nearly scores in his own net. But Lomas comes away and wins a corner.

Calamity from James lets in Anelka. The angle is too deep and Fowler gets the ball. He's smothered and it's a corner.

Lomas and Sinclair fail to build an attack. West Ham need more up-front.

Barton and Cole clash. Cole is in the wars again.

Free-kick knocked to Barton but the ball rebounds. Jensen wastes a chance to attack by shinning it into Row Z.

Anelka gets a shot in. James palms away. Fowler comes in to knock in but Brevett gets back and kicks the ball and Fowler's head. Nerves aplenty in the Hammers backline.

Schmeichel shanks a kick into the stand. Age catching up?

Lomas' flick goes the wrong way. Foe on the counter, but Cisse gets back well. Brevett clears from the edge of the area.

Brevett takes. Distin can only nod behind.

Good run from Johnson wins a throw-in. He launches it himself and earns a corner.

Long ball nearly found Anelka, who shrugs off a dithering Repka. James is alert and gets the ball.

Cole gets a chance to shoot. He skews his effort.

Ferdinand nods on to Defoe. He tries to chip but giant Dane Schmeichel catches the ball. Brooking off his seat.

Pearce concedes a corner from a Benarbia ball. The Algerian will take....

Bad lay-off from a portly-looking Fowler. Yet to fire at Maine Road.

Long ball from Sommeil finds Anelka - who else? - offside.

Cole is limping badly. Defoe tries his luck with a shot but Schmeichel is equal to the task.

Some action down the touchline. Wright-Phillips at the centre of it. Then Cole cuts past Dunne and is up-ended. Free-kick....

Anelka holds the ball up, gets to the by-line and Johnson has to head away. Barton gets in a shot but James is not troubled.

Ball goes back to James. Dunne nearly lets Defoe in but recovers well.

City get the game underway. West Ham have 90 minutes to save their bacon.

Trevor names the same side that beat Boro on Monday while his old compadre also sticks with the same line-up.

Can Trevor Brooking turn the Hammers around? Or will old pal Kevin Keegan send his team into the First Division. Join us at 14.00 BST.