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FULL-TIME West Ham cling on to win 2-1 at The Riverside.

90 - GOAL Parker wriggles past Wheater and finishes past Schwarzer to surely clinch the points for West Ham.

89 - One last push West Ham are looking the more likely as the game enters its closing stages.

86 - Substitution Camara comes off as Curbishley throws onn Paintsil.

84 - Settling for a point? The tempo seems to have slowed a little. Perhaps both sides would be happy with a point.

81 - No joy for Young Young hits a shot high and wide from distance.

78 - Substitution Cattermole comes on for the impressive Johnson.

77 - Substitution Solano makes way for Noble.

75 - Under the cosh Boro are sitting deeper and deeper and Boro will be starting to look nervously at the clock.

71 - Chance goes begging Pogatetz finds himself in an advanced position and is picked out by Tuncay, but he directs his shot wide.

69 - Caution Arca becomes the latest player to be shown a yellow card.

66 - Boro starting to struggle Boro are finding it difficult to keep possession, with the likes of Downing and Tuncay not seeing any of the ball.

64 - Substitution Southgate takes no chances with Woodgate, replacing him with Huth.

63 - Hammers wrestle control West Ham are starting to dominate possession and are currently looking the most likely to score.

61 - Woodgate woe Woodgate is left with a limp after an aerial challenge with Camara.

59 - Spector to the rescue Spector is at full stretch as he cuts out Johnson's cross.

57 - Poor effort Ashton steps up to take the free-kick but blasts it high over the bar.

56 - Caution Solano is booked for wasting time as he rightfully tells the referee that the Boro wall is not far enough away from a free-kick.

54 - Stunning save West Ham win a free-kick in a dangerous position but Schwarzer leaps to his right to deny Solano.

51 - Boro back on top Boro have started the second half strongly but are still lacking a cutting edge.

48 - Injury scare for Ashton Ashton appears to pick up some sort of problem after landing awkwardly, but he quickly runs it off.

Back underway Boro get the second half started.

HALF-TIME The whistle goes for half-time with the score at 1-1. Boro have dominated for much of the half but The Hammers go into the break level thanks to Ashton's fabulous equaliser.

43 - GOAL Ashton equalises for West Ham with a powerful shot into the bottom corner from outside the area.

42 - Boro looking for two West Ham look rattled as Boro look to add to their lead before the break.

40 - GOAL Wheater scrambles the ball home from close range to give Boro a well-deserved lead.

39 - Wasted chance The ball sits up nicely for Parker on the edge of the Boro area but he fails to trouble Schwarzer as he sends his shot over the crossbar.

38 - Neat play West Ham put together a flowing move that ends with a foul by Downing on Ashton.

34 - Caution Referee Martin Atkinson evens things up by yellow carding Parker for a late challenge on Arca.

32 - Caution Boateng is booked for a foul on McCartney.

30 - Drilled wide Downing hits a shot from distance powerfully wide.

28 - Schwarzer into the action Camara chases a long ball but Schwarzer beats him to it as he races out of his area.

27 - Defences on top There still have not been any good openings for either side, with both defences doing well.

25 - Crazy Solano Solano attempts an extravagant back-heel deep inside his own half and loses possession.

22 - Downing tries his luck Downing cuts inside from the right but blazes his shot high and wide.

19 - Opening up It has become more of a contest in recent minutes with West Ham starting to gain a foothold.

16 - Starting to settle West Ham enjoy their best spell of the match and win a free-kick in a good position, but Woodgate clears the danger.

14 - One-way traffic West Ham are struggling to get out of their own half as Boro pour forward.

10 - Swift break Boro launch a fast counter-attack through Johnson and Aliadiere but West Ham manage to get back and thwart them.

7 - Good defence Tuncay's dangerous cross towards Downing at the back post it brilliantly cleared by McCartney.

6 - Boro on top Boro are showing much more intensity than West Ham but have yet to create a clear-cut chance.

4 - Tuncay torments Hammers Tuncay is full of confidence at present and he wins a corner after a fine run down the left.

2- Scrappy start Neither side is able to find any fluency in the opening stages, with the ball bouncing around aimlessly in midfield.

Kick-off Roary the lion (Boro's mascot) shakes hands with the West Ham players but he does not make the final line-up as the game gets underway.

West Ham Green, Neill, Upson, McCartney, Spector, Solano, Parker, Mullins, Ljungberg, Camara, Ashton. Subs: Wright, Pantsil, Noble, Dailly, Ephraim.

Middlesbrough Schwarzer, Young, Woodgate, Wheater, Pogatetz, Johnson, Boateng, Arca, Downing, Aliadiere, Sanli. Subs: Turnbull, Huth, Cattermole, Shawky, Lee.

Welcome to skysports.com's minute-by-minute commentary of Middlesbrough's Premier League clash against West Ham. Boro have won their last two games and will be looking to continue their climb up the table against an inconsistent Hammers side.