The key stats and moments from the game against West Ham.

BRAD FRIEDEL: Didn't have much to do other than pick the ball out of his net but didn't stand a chance for either goal....6

JOHN CURTIS: Looked a little rusty but that's only to be expected given his recent lack of match action....6

NILS JOHANSSON: Had an afternoon to forget. Should have been stronger in the air for the second goal and his distribution left a lot to be desired....5

CRAIG SHORT: Rock solid in the first half but the decision to switch to a 3-5-2 formation left him exposed after the break....6

MARTIN TAYLOR: Another who suffered from the switch in formation. Before that he'd looked reasonably comfortable and he was unlucky with the own goal...6

GARRY FLITCROFT: Strong in the first half but found it difficult to stamp the same authority on the game after the break....6

TUGAY: Showed the odd touch of class such as his pass for the second goal but he was another who ran out of steam in the second half....6

DAVID THOMPSON: Never really got going on the right but he suffered from a lack of service from the men around him... 6

ANDY COLE: Head and shoulders above the rest of his team-mates on the day and if anyone deserved a goal then he did....8

EGIL OSTENSTAD: Bright in the first half but like the majority of his team-mates he lost his way in the second half....6

DAMIEN DUFF: Scored his first Premiership goal in three months thanks to a bit of help from James but needs more support on the left to be truly effective....6

SUBS:

DWIGHT YORKE...(for Curtis, 46) 5

ANDY TODD...(for Short, 63) 5

KEITH GILLESPIE...(for Duff, 63) 5

NOT USED...Neil Danns, Alan Kelly

OPPOSITION:

JAMES...Calamity James! 5

WINTERBURN...Still going strong. 6

SCHEMMEL...Very average. 6

BREEN...Struggled against Cole. 6

DAILLY...Doesn't inspire confidence. 6

LOMAS...Hard working midfielder. 6

CARRICK...Led the fightback. 7

CISSE... Good engine. 6

SINCLAIR...Fairly anonymous. 6

COLE...Better second half. 7

PEARCE...Missed a sitter. 5

SUBS: DEFOE...(for Lomas, 73) 7

MONCUR...(for Cisse, 78)

MINTO...(for Winterburn, 84)

STATS:

Goal attempts: Rovers 12 West Ham 9

Shots on target: Rovers 4 West Ham 3

Woodwork: Rovers 1 West Ham 0

Offsides: Rovers 5 West Ham 7

Corners: Rovers 4 West Ham 1

Free kicks: Rovers 11 West Ham 12

YELLOW - Rovers: Thompson, A Cole, Todd; West Ham: Dailly, J Cole

RED - None

REFEREE...Mr A Wiley

Ewood Park Att: 24,998

TIME FOR ACTION:

04 Rovers take the lead in bizarre circumstances as David James makes a complete hash of a shot by Damien Duff

22 James redeems himself with a smart save to keep out Andy Cole's header

24 West Ham are back on level terms as Martin Taylor diverts a shot from Steve Lomas beyond Brad Friedel

29 James excels again with a full-length stop to keep out Cole's 20-yarder

42 David Thompson crosses to the far post but Cole puts his header wide

53 Ian Pearce hangs his head in shame after failing to hit the target with only Friedel to beat

61 Friedel denies Trevor Sinclair after the England man beats the offside trap

75 Cole feeds Dwight Yorke but his shot from the edge of the box curls wide of the post

79 Rovers look to have sealed the points as Cole slides home his sixth goal in seven games

87 Disaster strikes as Hammers substitute Jermaine Defoe snatches a late equaliser for his side