Everton hardly gave David Moyes much to celebrate on his first anniversary as manager at Goodison Park.

In fact they ran into a committed, grimly determined West Ham who are fighting for their lives and produced the sort of performance that will give Glenn Roeder hope for survival.

Sadly for the Hammers, Bolton's win at Sunderland stopped them moving out of the bottom three and took the Wanderers two points clear of Roeder's men.

But the Hammers will take heart from the way they stopped Everton's revival in its tracks, with skipper Joe Cole leading by example.

Everton needed to win to make their hold on fourth spot stronger, but they failed to get up any sort of head of steam and in an unexciting game, found West Ham bodies, legs and heads blocking all the avenues.

Moyes restored youngster Tony Hibbert to the right back role after an 11-game gap following a hernia operation, and just one reserve outing.

West Ham were without the suspended Lee Bowyer and had Steve Lomas returning while Les Ferdinand was playing against one of his favourite opponents, having scored 15 goals against Everton for his previous three clubs - Tottenham, Newcastle and QPR.

West Ham, having won their last two matches, seem to have discovered some fight and in the first half they set about restraining Everton's attacking options.

Everton won 1-0 at West Ham in October, which started a run of 15 league games for the Hammers without a victory, the run responsible for their current plight.

Initially Everton looked impressive, bombarding the Hammers box with crosses. A first minute cross from the left by Thomas Gravesen instantly exposed West Ham's problems in the air at the back when Tomasz Radzinski got there first to send a crisp header straight at David James.

Everton's supply from the flanks diminished and West Ham worked hard to shut down Gary Naysmith, Steve Watson and David Unsworth, the suppliers of much of Everton's attacking options.

Chances were few and far between. David James had to rush out of his box to hack clear from a Gravesen through ball, Radzinski getting in the way but failing to keep the ball in play.

One of the reasons for West Ham's recent improved form is that at last they have a focal point to their attacks, a target in Ferdinand to launch clearances at.

To underline the lack of first half attacking quality, West Ham managed their first shot on 41 minutes when Ferdinand took down a long James clearance and turned to hook wide from 20 yards.

After the break the Hammers pushed forwards and four minutes into the second half Glen Johnson's ball in from the right was deflected by Alan Stubbs away from his own 'keeper Richard Wright and fractionally wide of the near post.

Three minutes later Ferdinand nodded the ball into Sinclair's path and the midfielder drilled in a fierce shot that Richard Wright palmed away.

On 54 minutes Moyes had seen enough lethargy and brought on three substitutes - Wayne Rooney, Li Tie and Kevin Campbell for McBride, Scot Gemmill and Naysmith.

That treble substitution raised the crowd, and soon West Ham were under pressure. Radzinski cut in from the right and forced James into a plunging save, Johnson eventually getting the ball away.

But skipper Cole continued to lead by example and was only halted in full flow by a very high Hibbert boot that enraged the visitors and ended with a booking.

Rooney would have been expected to change things, but he made little impact.

Stubbs sent a flying header wide and then Rooney had an effort deflected inches wide by Ian Pearce.

West Ham took off Ferdinand and Cole to allow Christian Dailly and Edouard Cisse into the scrap, and by the end had fully deserved their point.

Teams

Everton: Wright, Hibbert, Weir, Stubbs, Unsworth, Watson, Gemmill (Li Tie 55), Gravesen, Naysmith (Campbell 55), Radzinski, McBride (Rooney 55).

Subs Not Used: Yobo, Gerrard.

Booked: Gravesen, Hibbert.

West Ham: James, Johnson, Repka, Pearce, Brevett, Sinclair, Lomas, Carrick, Cole (Cisse 86), Les Ferdinand (Dailly 83), Defoe.

Subs Not Used: Breen, Moncur, Van Der Gouw.

Att: 40,158

Ref: M Halsey (Lancashire).