West Ham United 5-3 Burnley FT

Barclays Premier League
West Ham United v Burnley
Boleyn Ground
Saturday 28 November
3pm
Referee: Chris Foy

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Full time - Well thankfully it was and hopefully the Hammers' second home win of the season will give them confidence going into the game with Manchester United next Saturday.

95 min - GOAL! Eagles takes another tap in to make it 5-3. Surely that must be the last of the action?

94 min - Stanislas takes the resulting free-kick but it hits a Burnley defender straight in the chest.

92 min - Well is could have been six but Caldwell pulls Hines down as he was just about to get onto his short backpass. Jensen is not happy with the decision and is booked for going to have a word with the assistant.

90 min - Five minutes of added time here.

87 min - Big shout for a West Ham penalty as Carlisle tangles with Hines in the area. Replays suggest the Burnley defender did get enough on the ball to make Foy's decision not to award a spot kick correct.

85 min - Ilunga is the first player to go into Chris Foy's notebook for a late tackle on Elliott.

81 min - Green helps them do that as he gets down quickly to turn an Eagles free-kick around the post.

79 min - Well it is not often I am unsure what to write but this really has been an incredible match. West Ham were cruising at 5-0 but those two Burnley goals have given the away side a glimmer of hope. The Hammers seemed to have steadied the ship and need to just see out the last ten minutes.

77 min - Final change as Collison makes way for Julien Faubert.

75 min - GOAL! Well it is almost a carbon copy of the first as Fletcher prods in another cross from the left.

73 min - Ouch! For the second week in a row Parker literally puts his head on the line as he jumps up to block an Eagle's set piece. The home fans loved that.

70 min - Another change for Burnley as Alexander makes way for Kevin McDonald.

67 min - GOAL! Burnley pull one back as Fletcher turns in Eagles' cross. Surely no more than a consolation though?

66 min - Well we still have another 23 minutes to go so the question is what will the final score be? One thing you cannot say is that West Ham's games have been short of goals.

64 min - GOAL! Parker's through ball puts Jimenez into the area and he just beats Jensen to the ball. The substitute claims the ball for himself and duly beats the Dane from 12 yards for his goal for West Ham United.

63 min - Penalty to West Ham.

60 min - Zola makes another change with Franco making way for Jimenez. Franco is given a rousing farewell as he makes his way off the pitch and my word does he deserve it.

58 min - A couple of big chances for Nugent but he cannot take either of them. First he sliced a shot wide from the edge of the area before putting a free header over Green's crossbar.

55 min - Owen Coyle is obviously worried about how bad this could get and makes two changes, swapping Jordan and Blake for David Nugent and Christian Kalvenes.

51 min - GOAL! Stanislas takes the kick and Franco is on head to use a combination of his head and shoulder to force the ball home. Surely now that must be game over. I know the home support among the 34,003 inside the Boleyn Ground today will be hoping so.

50 min - Not much to report so far in the second half but Hines is showing some good running as usual to put the Burnley defenders under pressure. The England Under-21 international has just forced Stephen Jordan into giving away another free-kick, this time on the right-hand side.

48 min - Other than that one change it is as you were for the second half. The away support certainly seem to have lost some of their voice after West Ham's superb first-half showing.

46 min - We are underway in the second half and Cole's penalty right at the end of the first was to be his last contribution as he has made way for Hines.

Half time - One word. Brilliant. After a couple of chances at both end in the opening stages, the Hammers have taken control of this game. Now they must keep their concentration for the next 45 minutes to secure their second home win of the season.

45 min - Franco takes a blow to the head and stays down for a moment but following a bit of treatment he is back to his feet.

45 min - We will have at least three more minutes at the end of the half.

43 min - GOAL! Cole steps up and puts it straight down the middle to make it three.

42 min - Penalty to West Ham. Spector is brought down in full flight by Robbie Blake and the Hammers have a chance to make it three before the break.

40 min - Parker makes another great challenge to stop Burnley in full flight. The No8 has been one of a number of stand out performers in the opening 45 minutes.

38 min - He is and gets a huge cheers as he re-enters the playing field.

37 min - After the high of getting the second, the is a moment of concern now as Cole is down following a challenge with Jensen. He is back on his feet after a couple of minutes and looks like he should be OK to carry on.

34 min - GOAL! Stanislas makes it two. The England Under-21 international picked up Franco's brilliant through pass and after Brian Jensen had saved his first effort, he picked out the far corner of the net superbly to double the home side's lead.

32 min - Noble, Zavon Hines and Frank Nouble have all been sent to warm up by Zola.

27 min - Parker shows his attacking prowess once more and his ball forward with the outside of the boot allows Cole to turn on the gas. The England striker looks like he could have the run on his markers so West Ham should try to make use of that.

25 min - West Ham are not looking to sit back though and Franco goes close with another header from Ilunga's cross.

23 min - Now based on recent games, West Ham will need to keep it tight at the back. That was not the case there as a good move from the visitors saw Elliott fire over the bar when well placed.

18 min - GOAL! West Ham take the lead and it is all down to the quick thinking of Parker. Wade Elliott brought him down in the centre circle and the Hammer of the Year quickly got to his feet to take the free-kick towards Collison. Stephen Jordan tried to play him offside by got his timings all wrong, giving Collison a clean run on goal and he made no mistake from the edge of the area. Great start for the Hammers.

15 min - Brilliant defending from da Costa as he makes a vital sliding tackle on Chris Eagles just as he was poised to shoot. The challenge gives the visitors another corner but Spector is there this time to head clear.

12 min - So close! Some brilliant play from Franco as he collects a pass forward before feeding Collison. The midfielder's return ball into the box was headed onto the crossbar by the Mexican before bouncing to safety. That move really deserved better.

9 min - Another corner to Burnley as Steven Fletcher backheels the ball into Stanislas. Clarke Carlisle meets the set-piece with a powerful header but Parker is there to hack the ball off the line.

6 min - Back at the other end and Andre Bikey has just fired straight at Robert Green from the angle. The ball hit the England international in the chest and bounced back out to Bikey but his second effort was blocked by Manuel da Costa.

4 min - First opening of the match and West Ham should really have taken the lead there. A strong burst forward from captain Scott Parker saw him feed Guille Franco. The Mexican slipped a pass on to Collison but his cut back was just too far in front of Cole.

3 min - West Ham look to be playing a straight 4-4-2 with Collison on the right and Stanislas on the left of midfield.

2 min - An early touch for Danny Gabbidon as he keeps tight to Steven Fletcher to pinch the ball off his toe.

1 min - The home side get us underway and they will be attacking the Sir Trevor Brooking stand in the first half.

2.59pm - The teams are being read out and Tyrone Mears' name gets a clap from the Boleyn Ground crowd. The defender spent a season in east London before moving to Derby County in 2007.

2.55pm - 'Bubbles' begins and the players make their way out. The home fans seem to be in good voice today and will be hoping the Hammers can pick up their second home win of the season.

2.45pm - The players are out getting warmed up and we have just 15 minutes to go until kick-off. Burnley look to have brought a decent number of fans down from Lancashire as they look for their first away win of the season.

2.27pm - It is turning into quite a chilly day in east London but so far the heavy rain predicted has failed to turn up.

2.15pm - It will be interesting to see how the Hammers line up today with two central midfielders who usually like to sit in front of the back four starting. It may be that Zola decides to use a flat midfield four with Jack Collison and Junior Stanislas providing support on the wings.

Good afternoon from the Boleyn Ground.

The teams are in and Gianfraco Zola makes three changes from the 3-3 draw at Hull City last weekend. Jonathan Spector comes in for Julien Faubert at right-back, while Matthew Upson's hamstring injury sees Danny Gabbidon move to the centre of defence with the fit-again Herita Ilunga returning at left-back. Radoslav Kovac replaces the injured Valon Behrami in midfield. James Tomkins and Mark Noble return to the bench, but the match has come too soon for Kieron Dyer following his return from a hamstring injury.

Burnley remain unchanged for the fifth straight match.

West Ham United: Green, Spector, da Costa, Gabbidon, Ilunga, Collison (Faubert 77), Parker, Kovac, Stanislas, Franco (Jimenez 60), Cole (Hines 46)
Subs: Kurucz, Tomkins, Noble, Nouble

Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Caldwell, Jordan (Kalvenes 55), Eagles, Alexander (McDonald 70), Bikey, Elliott, Blake (Nugent 55), Fletcher
Subs: Penny, Duff, Gudjonsson, Thompson