Everton vs West Ham – as it happened: Andriy Yarmolenko strikes twice for Hammers as they clinch first win
It may only be September and five games into the Premier League season, but already this match has been billed as a must-win game for West Ham and their winless manager, Manuel Pellegrini.
Defeats against Liverpool, Bournemouth, Arsenal and Wolves leaves the Hammers rooted to the bottom of the table after spending over £100m in the summer transfer window.
Marco Silva's start at Everton has had a much smoother start to life at his new club than his opponent in the dugout. A win takes them within touching distance of the top-four, but they remain without joint-top scorer Richarlison, who is serving the third game of his suspension after seeing red against Bournemouth.
92: Niasse gets on the end of the free kick but can't direct it towards goal, Everton may get another chance but the fat lady has started to sing for West Ham
88: It looks like it's going to be West Ham's first three points of the season, they win another corner and Everton look spent as Antonio keeps the ball in the corner
79: Everton win a corner as Sanchez knocks the ball out of play, Sigurdsson whips it into the box but Diop heads it away into the path of Anderson who bombs down the pitch and wins West Ham a corner
75: Rice gets a yellow but more importantly Everton have a free kick, Sigurdsson takes it and he hits the wall, Yarmolenko taking the full brunt of it in his face
73: Felipe Anderson gets the ball out of the left from a throw in, he puts on the pace and nips inside before hitting a shot with his right foot but he doesn't get it cleanly and it skews wide of goal
66: Everton still look threatening out wide, Walcott links with Kenny to create some space for a cross, he dinks a low one in just in front of goal but Fabianski sweeps it up first
Arnautovic recives the ball in mid-field and holds it up against a challenge from Holgate, he gives it to Obiang who runs it into the space near the box, Arnautovic turns Holgate continues his run and meets Obiang's pass with a good left foot, no chance for Pickford to save it
60: Bernard battles with Yarmolenko on the left hand side and wins, he flicks the ball back into the box but West Ham clears it before Sigurdsson gives away a free kick
55: Everton feel hard done to Obiang clashes with Sigurdsson in the box as they both try to reach an incoming cross the Everton goalscorer goes down but the referee waves play on
52: Zabaleta with a yellow now, Calvert-lewin knocks the ball past the ageing defender who blocks the path of the Everton winger and gets his name in the book for it
49: Arnautovic wins a free kick, getting the better of Holgate once again, Rice gives the ball to Anderson on the left, he runs it into the box and lays it off to Obiang who puts his foot through the shot and it sails high and wide
The Hammers restart the game but it's Everton who start stronger, Kenny whipping the ball into the box again and Zabaleta's header isn't the greatest and West Ham scramble to get the ball clear
We've got a game on our hands at Goodison Park, Everton have made a few mistakes which have cost them two goals, both brilliantly finished by Yarmolenko in his first start for the hammers, but they've clawed a goal back right at half time, stay with us for what should be an exciting second half
On the brink of half-time, Everton get one back, Kenny gets the ball out wide on the right and delivers a perfect cross into the middle of the box, Sigurdsson meets it and directs his header into the bottom corner, game on!
