West Ham 0 West Brom 0:West Brom came within inches of a victory at Upton Park that would have breathed life into their Premier League survival fight.

Shelton Martis hit the bar and Jonathan Greening missed the clearest chance of a lifeless clash — and Tony Mowbray’s men will consider the stalemate as two points dropped.

The draw moved them six points from safety but it could so easily have been a first top-flight win in London after 10 failed attempts. Gianfranco Zola’s men, on the other hand, missed the chance to get closer to sixth place.

They also had the chance to win three league matches in a row for the first time since their unlikely relegation escape two years ago when Carlos Tevez guided them to safety on the day that saga was declared over.

And they could have done with the Argentinean on the night to liven up what was an abysmal game of football.