Record signing Graham Stuart snatched all three points with his first goal for Charlton to lift the London club out of the relegation zone. The former Sheffield United forward repaid a huge chunk of his £1.1 million transfer fee with the only goal of the game after 75 minutes to give Alan Curbishley's side renewed hope of beating the drop. Stuart took advantage of some terrible West Ham defending to nip in and slot home after Richard Rufus' knockdown. It ensured Charlton's first win in five games, a and took them out of the bottom three.

WEST HAM: Hislop, Lomas, Pearce, Ruddock, Minto, Sinclair, Foe, Lampard, Keller, Kitson (Berkovic 79), Di Canio. Subs Not Used: Forrest, Moncur, Potts, Lazaridis. Booked: Foe, Ruddock.

CHARLTON: Ilic (Petterson 44), Mills, Rufus, Tiler, Powell, Robinson (Bowen 39), Stuart, Kinsella, Barnes, Pringle, Hunt (Jones 83). Subs Not Used: Youds, Bright. Booked: Mills, Hunt. Goals: Stuart 75.

Referee: S Dunn (Bristol).