Angelo Ogbonna headed a second-half winner to give West Ham United a hard-fought victory at Everton.
In a game of few clear-cut chances, defender Ogbonna netted the only goal in the 74th minute, rising inside the six-yard box to flick home Jarrod Bowen’s corner.
The Hammers dominated the first half but lacked incisiveness in the final third and called Jordan Pickford into action just once.
The England keeper palmed out Bowen’s stinging shot while Tomas Soucek thought he had found the breakthrough with his follow-up from close range but it was ruled out for offside.
Alex Iwobi missed a glorious opportunity for Everton when he failed to make any contact with the ball from six yards out then the Nigerian’s spin and strike was blocked in the second half.
The Toffees could not find an equaliser as their three-game winning run at Goodison Park was ended.
West Ham’s victory takes them up to sixth in the Premier League table as they leapfrog Everton, who drop to seventh.
More to follow.
How to play
Rate players out of 10 throughout or after the game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle.
Rating range key = Give it up = Pure perfection
Everton
Squad number1Player namePickford
Squad number23Player nameColeman
Squad number22Player nameGodfrey
Squad number5Player nameKeane
Squad number12Player nameDigne
Squad number14Player nameTownsend
Squad number16Player nameDoucouré
Squad number6Player nameAllan
Squad number17Player nameIwobi
Squad number11Player nameGray
Squad number33Player nameRondón
Squad number24Player nameGordon
West Ham United
Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Squad number31Player nameJohnson
Squad number4Player nameZouma
Squad number21Player nameOgbonna
Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Squad number7Player nameYarmolenko
Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Squad number15Player nameDawson
Line-ups
Everton
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Pickford
- 23Coleman
- 22Godfrey
- 5Keane
- 12Digne
- 14Townsend
- 16Doucouré
- 6Allan
- 17IwobiSubstituted forGordonat 79′minutes
- 11Gray
- 33Rondón
Substitutes
- 2Kenny
- 4Holgate
- 13Mina
- 15Begovic
- 24Gordon
- 25Gbamin
- 26Davies
- 53Tyrer
- 61Dobbin
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Fabianski
- 31Johnson
- 4Zouma
- 21Ogbonna
- 3Cresswell
- 28SoucekSubstituted forDawsonat 79′minutes
- 41Rice
- 20BowenSubstituted forYarmolenkoat 90+4′minutes
- 22BenrahmaSubstituted forLanziniat 87′minutes
- 8FornalsBooked at 31mins
- 9AntonioBooked at 10mins
Substitutes
- 7Yarmolenko
- 10Lanzini
- 11Vlasic
- 13Areola
- 15Dawson
- 23Diop
- 26Masuaku
- 50Ashby
- 75Baptiste
- Referee:
- Stuart Attwell
- Attendance:
- 39,132
Live Text
Match ends, Everton 0, West Ham United 1.
Second Half ends, Everton 0, West Ham United 1.
Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (Everton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Jarrod Bowen.
Offside, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals tries a through ball, but Michail Antonio is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Saïd Benrahma.
Attempt missed. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Allan.
Attempt blocked. Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
Substitution, Everton. Anthony Gordon replaces Alex Iwobi.
Substitution, West Ham United. Craig Dawson replaces Tomas Soucek because of an injury.
