Good afternoon and welcome to LIVE coverage of Norwich City against West Ham United from Carrow Road.

Noble tosses a free-kick into the Norwich box, but straight into the arms of Ruddy. More disappointment for West Ham in the forward areas.

Norwich have made 133 passes compared to 106 from West Ham, but the Hammers have been more direct so far in this contest.

Demel clipped late by Holt and that will be a free-kick to the visitors in their own half.

Jääskeläinen forced to come to the rescue of the visiting side to make superb saves from Snodgrass and Holt as Norwich really pile on the pressure. Somehow West Ham survive a period of fierce pressure.

Snodgrass wins the ball from O'Brien out wide. West Ham lacking numbers, but Collins does well to clear the danger. O'Brien all over the place.

Vaz Te slams a shot wide of goal for West Ham. Poor finish. Never really got hold of the shot there.

Johnson dinks a free-kick into the West Ham box and then straight out of the park. Allardyce has a chat with his backroom staff on the bench.

Collins thumps a shot miles over the bar from distance. Meanwhile, that female photographer continues to look a bit shaken after Cole's arrival.

Barnett manages to take out Cole on the run, who then manages to take out an unsuspecting snapper.

It is 39 years since West Ham last won at Norwich – February 1973 – when the band Sweet were number one in the UK music chart with the song ‘Blockbuster’. Who is going to be West Ham's blockbuster today?

Vaz Te caught offside. No real excuse for that. Was looking down the line yet is still caught offside.

Decent block by Demel to halt the shot by Johnson. Norwich yet to click into gear here so far this afternoon.

West Ham now up to three shots at goal compared to zero from the home side. Visitors looking the more dangerous side.

Poor defending by Martin. Nolan gets the shot away under pressure, but Ruddy does superblly well to make the block.

Norwich only kept three Premier League clean sheets last season – equal-fewest in the division with Bolton and Blackburn and fewest of any club that avoided relegation.

Snodgrass fires the free-kick into the wall. Snodgrass goes to ground seconds later under pressure in the West Ham box. Clear dive. Nolan unhappy with that. Is waving his finger at the Scotland player.

Late tackle by Noble on Johnson. Free-kick chance for Norwich 25 yards from goal.

Reid whacks the ball away from his goal from the pass by Jackson. And on we go with Norwich on the ball.

Some lovely play by Vaz Te leading up to that move. Jackson caught narrowly offside at the other end.

Taylor hooks the ball wide after Martin had kept out Cole's header with Ruddy beaten. Taylor should have scored with the rebound from eight yards out. Major escape for the home team.

Norwich certainly being patient enough in their build-up as Jääskeläinen comes to collect a harmless cross into his box.