THE key stats and moments from the game against West Ham United.

ROVERS:

FRIEDEL: Showed his quality with two brilliant saves in the space of 30 seconds in the first half to deny Ferdinand and then Di Canio...8

NEILL: Another solid performance on the right where he looked to get forward at every opportunity but got turned for the winner...7

McEVELEY: Got booked early on which meant he had to curb some of his natural aggression...7

TAYLOR: Did a reasonable job against Ferdinand who's normally so dangerous in the air...7

TODD: Blotted his copybook with the challenge which led to the penalty...6

FLITCROFT: Won plenty of second balls in midfield but his distribution could have been better at times...7

TUGAY: Started off brightly but then tired in the second half as the Hammers turned up the heat...6

GILLESPIE: Caused Nigel Winterburn problems with his pace down the right but his final ball could have been better...6

THOMPSON: Plenty of hustle and bustle from the gritty midfielder but there wasn't enough end product...6

COLE: A frustrating night for the striker who was starved of any real service up front...6

YORKE: Retained possession well in the first half and was in the right place at the right time for his goal...7

SUBS: JOHANSSON...(for Gillespie, 70) 6

OSTENSTAD...(for Yorke, 84)

JANSEN...(for McEveley, 90)

NOT USED...DOUGLAS, ROBINSON

OPPOSITION:

JAMES...Rarely tested 7

REPKA...Solid performance 7

WINTERBURN...Struggled against Gillespie 6

PEARCE...Dependable centre-back 7

JOHNSON...Impressed on full home debut 7

CARRICK...Pulled the strings in midfield 7

COLE...Drifted in and out 7

BOWYER...Still finding his feet 6

LOMAS...Midfield battler 7

DI CANIO...Sparked the fightback 8

FERDINAND...Failed to make an impression 6

SUBS: KANOUTE (for Ferdinand, 59)...7

DEFOE...(for Bowyer, 84)

SINCLAIR...(for Di Canio, 89)

NOT USED...SCHEMMEL, VAN DER GOUW

STATS:

Goal attempts: Rovers 5 West Ham 14

Shots on target: Rovers 1 West Ham 10

Woodwork: Rovers 0 West 0

Offsides: Rovers 1 West Ham 3

Corners: Rovers 4 West Ham 3

Free kicks: Rovers 13 West Ham 18

Upton Park Att: 34,743

Referee...Mr A Wiley 6

Bookings: Rovers; McEveley (foul) West Ham; Cole (foul)

Sendings off None

TIME FOR ACTION:

08 Les Ferdinand tests Brad Friedel with an early header from a right-wing cross

21 Friedel denies Ferdinand and Paolo Di Canio with super stops in quick succession then Steve Lomas stabs his follow-up wide

30 Ian Pearce heads an Andy Cole cross off the line with Dwight Yorke waiting to pounce

38 It's 1-0 to Rovers as Yorke scores from close range after Lomas fails to clear a David Thompson free kick

43 Thompson creates a yard for himself with a neat piece of skill but his shot flies narrowly over

58 West Ham are back on level terms as Andy Todd trips Di Canio and the Italian scores from the penalty spot

66 Yorke crashes to the floor under a challenge but referee Alan Wiley waves away Rovers' penalty appeals

66 Then Andy Cole goes close after David James comes out to clear with his head

80 Friedel comes to the rescue again this time denying Di Canio with his legs

88 Di Canio goes down in the box following a challenge from Thompson but the ref doesn't want to know

90 Disaster strikes as Jermain Defoe slams home the winner with a low shot into Friedel's bottom right hand corner