It's the only Premier League 3pm kick-off to survive the big freeze and it's between two clubs who are desperate for a win - Blackburn to vindicate Venky's bizarre decision to sack The Big Sam, West Ham because they are bottom.

WEST HAM SUB: Stanislas on for Barrera.

Pedersen delivers, the keeper should claim but he can't hold on! He survives this one though as West Ham clear and Emerton is booked for breaking up the attack.

E.Diouf wins a corner on the right wing for Rovers.

GOAL BLACKBURN! Hmm, hardly the attractive football Venky's craved. Indeed, that is the worst goal I have ever seen. After Boffin's flap, Emerton swung it in from the right, Ben Haim stood like a lemon and Tomkins fell over, it came off Nelsen but Boffin made a grea save, Benjani kicked air and it trickled in off Nelsen's knee.

Pedersen puts it in AND BOFFIN FLAPS WILDLY but no-one is there to poke it in!

Tomkins has to put behind for a corner after Givet finds Dunn from the left.

Mame Diouf leads a counter down the left but Ben Haim is able to clear.

Good delivery from Pedersen to Samba back stick but his header goes across goal and not at it and cleared by the Hammers!

A crude tackle from Tal Ben Haim on Mame Diouf on the Rovers left. A booking.

The second half is underway.

Half-time, goalless and - until the last five minutes - little to write home about.

Great save by the legs of Robinson! A lovely through ball by Piquionne releases Boa Morte who, from the same position as Piquionne earlier, actually drills it across goal. Corner.

Blackburn cranking it up now but good old Scott Parker is back to clear.

Great cross in from E.Diouf on the right but Boffin gets enough of a hand on it to clear from several Blackburn players flying in!

Great ball by Dyer to send Piquionne in down the left, he gets away from Salgado far too easily but hammers a low drive well wide of the near post! A poor finish, should have got it across Robinson.

Blackburn have had 55% possession so far.

Spector plays it in for Dyer, he spins on a sixpence but the flag is up. He was half a yard off.

Nice footwork from El Hadji and then Emerton as Rovers opt for the possession approach in midfield before Parker intercepts.

Ben Haim surges forward and Dyer makes a nice run across the back four but he delays the pass and Dyer is now offside.

Good spell of pressure from Blackburn now. West Ham are hemmed back in their own box...

Pedersen takes the free-kick and curls it towards the bottom right but well held by Boffin!