West Ham start the game the brightest in a tense battle between the Premiership's bottom two

Makeshift striker Ian Pearce proves his effectiveness for West Ham by scoring the opening goal after 17 minutes

Despite falling behind, Sam Allardyce's side are full of fight as they strive to find a way back into the match

Bolton come close to an equaliser on a number of occasions with Jay Jay Okocha missing a great chance

Sub Michael Ricketts levels the scores after 65 minutes but West Ham think he is clearly offside

Nigel Winterburn holds back Tomas Repka from the linesman who ruled Ricketts equalizing goal onside

No team at the bottom at Christmas have avoided relegation from the Premiership