Welcome to live text commentary of West Brom's Premier League encounter with West Ham at The Hawthorns.

This remains a match of little to no quality but at least now we have plenty of action.

Another corner and Morrison doesn't quite connect with a volley which skews wide. West Ham are under real pressure now.

West Brom have a succession of corners now and Reid pokes the ball towards his own goal, hitting the bar!

Emergency stations for West Ham as a cross from Popov wreaks havoc and Reid has to put the ball behind for a corner.

KICK OFF! West Ham get us back underway...

HALF-TIME. West Ham win a free kick and Noble pumps it into the box but Myhill is untroubled. That's that for a dismal first half.

Long races onto a pass from Billy Jones but Reid shepherds him away from the ball. Good defending.

We will have one added minute.

Odemwingie holds his head in his hands after failing to control a cross-field pass - it's a moment not out of keeping with the rest of this first half.

There is a real dearth of quality on display in the centre of the park this afternoon. Long faces all round at the Hawthorns.

Gary O'Neil tries to lift the ball over the top of the home defence but puts too much on his pass and watches it drift out for a goal-kick.

Popov is furious after being penalised for a push on Demel out on the far side. Free-kick to West Ham.

West Ham have improved a touch recently but still West Brom are on top.

Chance for West Ham! Cole unleashes a fierce effort from just outside the box that Myhill repels in rather a panicked fashion.

Stat from Infostrada: "Should West Brom win today, they will have picked up 21 PL points at home this season, the same amount as they picked up in the whole of last season."

Long has another chance after rolling past Reid but again the connection he gets on the ball is poor as it rolls past the near post.

Huge chance for West Ham! A corner comes in from the left and Collins heads back for Reid, who turns the ball over the bar on the stretch from close range.

Brunt cuts onto his right boot and unleashes a shot from 20 yards but again it is far too close to Jaaskelainen.

Joey O'Brien is shown a yellow card for sliding in late on Zoltan Gera.

Taylor gets in behind Goran Popov and heads across goal from an angled O'Neill cross. However, Boaz Myhill intercepts.

Long works space on the edge of the box after turning quickly away from Noble but his shot is weak and dribbles past the near post.