West Ham - 1 Fulham - 1:English Premiership: West Ham's wait for their first home win of the season will drag into 2003 after they drew with Fulham at Upton Park yesterday.
West Ham, hoping to become the first Premiership team to be bottom at Christmas and yet avoid the drop, at least claimed a point in their 12th home game when Trevor Sinclair's penalty cancelled out Facundo Sava's opener.
But they had Tomas Repka sent off in injury-time for arguing with referee Dermot Gallagher.
Sava struck four minutes after the break, sliding in to convert Steve Finnan's excellent cross. Sinclair hammered home the equaliser from the penalty spot after Sylvain Legwinski's 65th-minute handball. James saved West Ham with an excellent late save.
WEST HAM: James, Schemmel, Repka, Dailly, Winterburn, Cole, Lomas (Hutchison 76), Carrick, Sinclair, Defoe, Kanoute (Pearce 68). Subs Not Used: Bywater, Breen, Moncur. Sent Off: Repka (90). Booked: Winterburn, Repka. Goal: Sinclair 65 pen.
FULHAM: Taylor, Finnan, Melville, Goma, Brevett, Malbranque (Goldbaek 78), Legwinski (Djetou 65), Wome, Davis, Sava (Hammond 89), Marlet. Subs Not Used: Herrera, Knight. Booked: Legwinski. Goal: Sava 49.
Referee: D Gallagher (Oxfordshire).
West Ham United ... 1
Fulham ... 1
