West Ham record fourth straight victory and pile further pressure on struggling Fulham

Re-live the action from Craven Cottage

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Fulham's chaotic defending cost them again as in-form West Ham roared to a fourth straight victory.

The Cottagers remain the only team in England without a clean sheet this season after goals from Robert Snodgrass and Michail Antonio gave the visitors a 2-0 win and lifted them to ninth in the Premier League.

New Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri knows he needs to plug the leaks but on this evidence he has a lots of work still to do with his side still rooted to the foot of the table.

West Ham's goals were beautifully worked, but when not one of the seven defenders in attendance thought to close down Snodgrass on edge the area, and when Javier Hernandez - a player also known as 'Little Pea' - won a header in the box to set up Antonio's second, Ranieri's problems were laid bare.

Key Points

Fulham XI: Rico, Odoi, Mawson, Chambers, Ream, Bryan, Seri, Schurrle, Cairney, Kamara, Mitrovic

[15 December 2018 19:06 · Nathan Jacobs]

Fulham 0-2 West Ham - 75 mins 

​Schurrle replaced by Kebano. 

[15 December 2018 19:10 · Nathan Jacobs]

Fulham 0-2 West Ham - 77 mins 

Felipe Anderson was looking to play in Antonio but couldn't find the right pass. 

Instead, he wins a corner directly on the counter from Fulham's corner. 

[15 December 2018 19:13 · Nathan Jacobs]

Fulham 0-2 West Ham - 82 mins

West Ham could have got a few more on the counter attack really and have been rather wasteful. 

Very disappointing from Fulham in all honesty. 

[15 December 2018 19:15 · Nathan Jacobs]

84 mins: Fulham 0-2 West Ham 

Diangana is readying himself to be West Ham's final substitution of the afternoon. 

He replaces the second goalscorer, Antonio. 

[15 December 2018 19:18 · Nathan Jacobs]

87 mins: Balbuena given man of the match by John Hartson. 

Think Snodgrass or Anderson for me. 

[15 December 2018 19:20 · Nathan Jacobs]

Fulham 0-2 West Ham: 90 mins CHANCE HAMMERS! 

It's a good chance, too. 

Anderson runs at the fulham defence on the left hand side, dinks inside onto his right foot and takes aim. 

Rico is behind it and makes the save.

[15 December 2018 19:21 · Nathan Jacobs]

3 minutes of additional time. 

It does not look like Fulham are really trying to score. 

That said, it's a corner for them now. 

[15 December 2018 19:23 · Nathan Jacobs]

Chance for Felipe Anderson on the break with Rico rushing off his line! 

He missed the ball but somehow Fulham dealt with it to not enhance the embarrassment, here. 

[15 December 2018 19:26 · Nathan Jacobs]

FULHAM 0-2 WEST HAM 

Goals from Snodgrass and Antonio give the Hammers a comfortable 3 points against a Fulham side who are far too easily dispirited. 

They started the game well but once they didn't score, and Hammers did on the counter, they just didn't offer enough. 

West Ham were really good to their credit. 

From front to back they defended well, attacked well and are on some really good form and are playing some of their best stuff since Bilic's first year where Payet was the inspiration. 

Ranieri will have a lot of work to do to lead this Fulham side out of the relegation zone but it does feel like a low points tally is going to keep someone up this season. 

[15 December 2018 19:27 · Nathan Jacobs]

Snodgrass celebrating opening the scoring in West Ham's 2-0 win.