Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the Premier League clash between West Ham and Everton. After Leicester fell to a shock defeat to Newcastle on Friday night, The Hammers can move to within two points of the top-four with victory. However, The Toffees have their own European aspirations and although the Champions League looks out of the question, a top-six spot is still very much on the cards. It's an intriguing game here at the London Stadium and kick-off is just an hour away now!
Premier League / Matchday 35
London Stadium / 09.05.2021
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- D. Calvert-Lewin(24')
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Updated 09/05/2021 at 17:25 GMT
26'
No penalty! Lingard shapes his body to shoot but instead picks out Benrahma at the far post. West Ham win a corner, Antonio goes to ground inside the penalty area under pressure from Keane but Stuart Attwell has a good view of it and ignores West Ham's penalty appeals!
25'
Remember, Everton have won four of their five Premier League games in London this season (L1), as many as they had in their previous 30 in the capital (D11 L15). The Toffees have never won as many as five games in London in a single top-flight campaign.
24'
GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Everton (Dominic Calvert-Lewin): The visitors strike a huge blow to West Ham's Champions League dreams! Calvert-Lewin makes a clever run to get the wrong side of Dawson and he's picked out beautifully by Godfrey, sliding the ball past the onrushing Fabianski.
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D. Calvert-Lewin
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22'
Antonio drops deep to flick a pass into the path of Lingard, he tries his luck from distance but Mina makes the block.
20'
Lingard starts a West Ham attack from midfield and then makes a late burst into the penalty area, hoping to get onto Antonio's low cross, but Everton manage to scramble the danger clear.
19'
West Ham work a tidy move as Coufal feeds Fornals down the right flank, but his low cross is deflected into the arms of Pickford.
18'
Davies escapes a yellow card for a late challenge on Soucek.
16'
Another corner for Everton as Allan lifts a ball over the defence to release Richarlison, but his cross is blocked by Diop. And from the resulting corner, Fabianski catches Digne's delivery.
14'
Antonio spreads the ball to the right flank and continues his run into the box. He's the target as Coufal arches a deep cross, but under pressure from Mina, he can't quite rise to it.
13'
A diagonal ball picks out Digne high up the pitch as Everton attack down the left, but his cross is headed clear by Dawson.
11'
A burst of pace takes Antonio to the by-line but his cross fails to pick out a West Ham team mate.
9'
Soucek is helped back to his feet by the referee after winning a free-kick from Richarlison in midfield. It's taken short, West Ham target the flanks but can't keep a hold of the ball.
7'
West Ham deal with the corner, and then another one. Everton have made the better start.
6'
Sigurdsson's corner delivery is flicked on to the far post, Calvert-Lewin is ready and waiting for a tap-in but Soucek is well positioned to knock it behind for another corner.
5'
Cresswell is robbed at full-back and Everton break with Allan leading the charge before he's brought down by Lingard. Sigurdsson swings the free-kick delivery into the penalty area where Diop heads it behind at the expense of a corner.
3'
With so much at stake, it's no surprise that it has been a cagey start here in London.
1st Half
1'
Kick-off! Everton get us underway at the London Stadium. This is a massive game!
16:25
FIVE minutes until kick-off! It's West Ham versus Everton in the Premier League; it's LIVE and it's NEXT!
16:20
Opta stat: Everton have won more Premier League games overall (26) and more Premier League away games (11) against West Ham than they have against any other side in the competition.
16:15
Everton are in eighth, four points adrift of a European spot, but crucially Ancelotti's men have two games in hand over Tottenham in seventh. A win today would also close the gap on city rivals Liverpool to just one point.