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Preston legend Sir Tom Finney, the club's president, leads them out at the Millennium Stadium

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West Ham fans hope to banish the memory of last year's play-off loss and return to the Premiership at the second attempt

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Preston defender Claude Davis challenges Marlon Harewood (top) during a goalless first half

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West Ham winger Matthew Etherington gets in a shot which is tipped over the bar by goalkeeper Carlo Nash

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West Ham manager Alan Pardew (r) and Preston boss Billy Davies urge their players on from the touchline

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Pardew's side make the crucial breakthrough when Bobby Zamora sidefoots the ball into the net on 57 minutes

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Hammers fans are delirious and Zamora, who has had his problems this season, is mobbed by his team-mates

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West Ham hang onto the lead despite their goalkeeper Jimmy Walker being carried off on a stretcher late in the game

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Captain Nigel Reo-Coker tears his shirt off in delight as the east Londoners celebrate at the final whistle

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And the pressure is lifted from Pardew, who takes West Ham back into the top flight

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After an excellent season, Preston supporters' hopes of promotion are crushed

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But West Ham can look forward to rubbing shoulders with the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal once again