Welcome to live text commentary of Wigan's crucial Premier League visit to West Ham at Upton Park with Roberto Martinez's side in desperate need of three points as they fight for their top-flight status. The teams will be published as soon as they are confirmed.

Carroll is up front on his own, and Wigan are able to play the ball out from the back very comfortably.

Carroll looks to make an early impression as he races in behind Alcaraz, but he's just offside as he receives Nolan's through ball.

The first half is under way, and West Ham keep the ball tidily in their own half early on.

The players head out of the tunnel, and we're all set for kick off at Upton Park. Wigan will be in their all-black change strip this afternoon.

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Andy Carroll has won an aerial duel every 7.9 mins on average this season, a more frequent rate than any other Premier League player this season, and a lot of attention will be on him this afternoon after his controversial challenges on David De Gea in midweek. What did you make of his NFL-esque approach to making his presence felt in the box? Get in touch...

STAT: West Ham have drawn each of their last three Premier League games, they could become the fifth team to draw four in a row this season. The bookies have priced this match: West Ham 13/10 Wigan 12/5 Draw 5/2. What is your prediction? You can get in touch with me throughout the match via Twitter and I'll publish some of the comments...

Martinez said before this match: "If we play like [we did against Manchester City] we'll get the points we deserve. Against them you have to accept conceding a goal with a piece of magic. We've been playing really well in the last few weeks and the FA Cup success has really helped us. We've got a very exciting period [ahead of us]."

Today's referee, if anyone cares, is Neil Swarbrick. The weather is absolutely glorious in London this afternoon, with the Upton Park pitch bathed in sunshine. The West Ham players are out warming up and getting a tremendous reception.

West Ham are looking to stretch their unbeaten run to five games, and they are now comfortably sat in 11th place in the table on 39 points; Wigan, meanwhile, have the FA Cup final to look forward to but have the more pressing matter of trying to move out of the relegation zone - they are still three points from safety with a game in hand on those above them.

The teams are in - West Ham: Jaaskelainen, Reid, Nolan, Jarvis, Carroll, Vaz Te, O'Brien, Collins, Demel, Diame, O'Neil. Subs: Henderson, C.Cole, Collison, Taylor, Noble, Pogatetz, J.Cole /// Wigan: Robles, Kone, Alcaraz, McCarthy, Caldwell, Maloney, Gomez, McManaman, Boyce, Figueroa, Scharner. Subs: Al Habsi, Di Santo, Henriquez, McArthur, Espinoza, Beausejour, Stam.