West Ham United and Everton are still goalless at half time of their Premier League clash at Upton Park.
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The visitors were quickest out of the starting block as Leon Osman saw his effort from the edge of the box tipped around the post by Adrian. From the corner, John Stones and James McCarthy failed to make the most of their shots.
West Ham countered through Aaron Cresswell, who forced a corner after his shot was fumbled by Tim Howard, followed by two unanswered penalty shouts as McCarthy and Seamus Coleman were alleged to have handled the ball.
Both sides continued to trade blows, but the best effort of the first half came courtesy of Romelu Lukaku, who cut inside onto his left foot on the half-hour mark before curling the ball narrowly over the bar.
In the 34th minute, Stewart Downing then came close to opening the scoring when he cut in from the right, charged towards the Everton defence and forced a save from Howard.
Despite a lively first half, neither side was able to break the deadlock come the half-time whistle.
Giuseppe Labellarte
