00:00the game in an entertaining way and under Harry Redknapp's management in the 1999-2000 season
00:05possessed a side full of exciting talent. Paolo Di Canio was back for the visit of struggling
00:10Bradford who went into the game 18th in the league. Shaka Hislop returned in goal. There was also a
00:17recall for John Moncur in midfield whilst Gary Charles made his home debut. 18-year-old Joe
00:22Cole started and fellow youngsters Stephen Bywater and Michael Carrick were on the bench.
00:26Bradford banked on experienced campaigners such as Dean Saunders and Stuart McCall to inspire a win.
00:32They were in good form too, buoyed by a great victory over Liverpool in their last outing.
00:36Delighted by that performance, manager Paul Jewell named an unchanged starting 11.
00:41Aidan Davidson continued his run in goal for the Bantams. Your match commentator is John Champion.
00:54Hegri doesn't have the frightening pace of yesteryear but he still delivers a decent cross
01:00and he's being asked now to deliver this corner.
01:07Gary Charles away.
01:10Di Canio.
01:13Sinclair.
01:15This is where West Ham can hurt teams on the counter.
01:20Frank Lampard.
01:21Back heel.
01:23Red by Gunnar Haller.
01:27The injury to Hislop. It's a promising start to this game.
01:30Very open.
01:32Both sides brimful of attacking purpose and intent.
01:37Beegri.
01:42Always swinging away from goal.
01:44BN! BN! BN! BN!
01:48BN! BN!
01:49BN! BN!
01:53Two and a half months since West Ham last won a home game.
01:57It's against Liverpool.
02:00And here's Saunders.
02:02And that will boost the confidence of the young keeper.
02:06Well-timed assaulting.
02:10Terry Oreth alongside Paul Jewell.
02:15Di Canio.
02:20Held off and held up illegally by the Norwegian, Halleck.
02:26Di Cagno up and running straight away.
02:29Twisting past Lawrence and then going down.
02:31No penalty, says Neil Barry.
02:35And Di Cagno, to put it mildly, is incandescent.
02:41Beegre, may just be that his reputation goes before him.
02:51One or two Bradford defenders looking round anxiously at Mr Barry there.
02:58Halle was the defender, he missed the ball and took the ankle.
03:01It should have been a penalty. Di Cagno had a case.
03:06Lampard.
03:09Minto, who does like to get forward.
03:12Sinclair, that's a super turn.
03:15And Lampard, no power.
03:18They are beginning to flow, West Ham.
03:22All this young talent in their side.
03:32Excellent piece of play by Trevor Sinclair.
03:34Set up the opportunity for his midfield colleague.
03:44Di Cagno for Lampard.
03:47Minto, nice shape to West Ham's work.
03:51Di Cagno.
03:53He defies most shapes that coaches try to impose.
03:56And he's away again.
03:58And he's down again.
04:00And once more, no joy from the referee.
04:08Grandford less than pleased that Di Cagno went to ground.
04:12He's causing them no end of problems.
04:16Wetherell's arm came across.
04:18Then I think Di Cagno may be trod on the ball.
04:25Stimatt's beaten.
04:30Don't be deceived by the bright sunshine here.
04:33It is very chilly.
04:36One or two snowflakes falling already since kick-off.
04:47Bradford determined to enjoy their day out in the capital.
04:50Two balls on the pitch.
04:55The sides are doing rather well with just one.
05:00Beegren.
05:04It's a test-rub across.
05:06He's nodded behind.
05:08Safety first by John Monkert.
05:13Bradford Boyd by last week's stunning win over Arsenal.
05:17If they can beat them, then they feel anything's possible.
05:22Need to be green.
05:24Windass!
05:27Rapid lead at Upton Park.
05:31But the goalkeeper surely should have come.
05:38And it's that epitome of Bradfordian pride, Dean Windass,
05:42who's made the breakthrough past a goalkeeper
05:46who should have come to take the cross.
05:57Sinclair beaten by O'Brien.
05:59He's on the way back to Aidan Davison.
06:02Just over 25,000 inside this stadium this afternoon
06:05and they're making a good noise.
06:08They've been well entertained.
06:11As was always likely to be the case,
06:13given the participants today.
06:14Joe Cole.
06:17Gary Chance.
06:25Vinter.
06:31Campanio buffeted but he's won the throw
06:39Lomas
06:41this time attempting to spread their wings
06:43as they seek an equaliser
06:44Gary Charles
06:47Lampard
06:47here's Lomas
06:48there's Sinclair
06:51they were behind for just 5 minutes
06:56Aiton Davison beaten by a West Ham player
06:59who also scored at Valley Parade earlier in the season
07:01in a 3-0 West Ham win
07:06super touch by Lampard
07:09good control from Lomas
07:12by a deflection it fell nicely for Trevor Sinclair
07:25when that's his touch
07:28Gary Reddnapp finds it difficult to predict what his side is going to do next
07:33which is frustrating but on occasion it's very entertaining
07:39referee plays the advantage
07:41Joe Cole
07:43just over around the ball
07:44Lampard though
07:52he will pay good money on a weekly basis to watch these West Ham youngsters
07:56Cole just 18
07:57Lampard a relative veteran at 21
08:01Michael Carrick on the bench today
08:07the line of talent produced is seemingly endless here
08:17Lampard
08:19Lampard's a little short-handed at the back
08:28in the end for Davison
08:32loses his place in the side at the moment to
08:34an injury to Matt Clark against Watford recently
08:49De Cania
08:50West Ham's wild card
08:58having done the hard work
09:00he looks straight back to Stuart McCall
09:07Charles
09:08hit Bigri
09:10the referee says it hit him on the arm
09:21Begging to differ
09:23De Cania has played it
09:24more or less square to Moncure
09:26oh I say
09:29do you know he was falling as he hit that
09:33his standing leg
09:34was going from beneath him
09:36and yet Stierley kept it down
09:38kept it on target
09:39and John Moncure has a spectacular first goal
09:43of his Premier League season
09:49and it goes towards Saunders
09:52Minto is watchful
09:53West Ham will just want to retain this advantage
09:55through until half time
10:02having trailed
10:03and now being in front
10:06Gary Charles
10:07oh that's a foul
10:09that's a penalty
10:10it's a silly challenge by Moncure
10:13on Dean Saunders
10:20no need
10:22Saunders was no immediate threat
10:30and Coe with some explaining to do
10:32Highwater facing Bigri
10:352-2
10:36and half time is imminent
10:41trademark celebration
10:44trademark performance this from Bradford
10:46they just never know when they're beaten
10:48and that's what makes them such endearing members of the elite
10:57well what a pity that half has to end
10:59at any stage
11:00but end it must
11:01at 2-2
11:03it's been terrifically entertaining
11:11Ferdinand
11:11Ferdinand
11:12keeping away to an audible groan around this stadium
11:18both sides have led
11:20now neither does
11:23Bigri forward
11:31Gareth Wally
11:33unkindly dubbed Dad's Army in some quarters
11:37Haller
11:39spilt by the goalkeeper
11:40and Jamie Lawrence has pounced
11:43two minutes played in his second period
11:50goalkeeper should have held it
11:53well there's no way that West Ham's defenders wouldn't have seen Jamie Lawrence
12:07back for more
12:10inside Wetherill
12:12good tackle on the court
12:14Wally
12:17Lawrence
12:18that could have a throw
12:20as well as having the lead for the second time this afternoon
12:25they spent their week trying to sign Stan Collymore from Aston Villa
12:29Bradford are doing pretty well without him
12:33first season in the top division in 77 years
12:37here's Lawrence
12:40that's nice
12:42and it's still Jamie Lawrence
12:44oh and he's done it again
12:47he hadn't scored all season long
12:49and now he's got two in four minutes
12:54this is one remarkable team
12:56Bradford City
12:574-2 up
13:07no discernible difference in the mood on the two benches
13:11Lomas
13:16Lomas
13:17Moncour
13:21De Canio
13:22swept clear of Haller
13:25and now inside the Norwegian
13:27and past Lawrence
13:28and still going
13:30and then he had his legs taken
13:31or did he
13:33well it looked like a penalty from here
13:35oh De Canio
13:37over the showman
13:38is saying
13:38take me off
13:39substitute me
13:40and it's play on with Saunders
13:42and he's hit the post
13:44whilst De Canio
13:4580 yards away upfield
13:47is still remonstrating
13:53this is extraordinary
13:55this is extraordinary
13:55Beegre
13:56no one there for Bradford
13:59and the boos are because
14:01Upton Park as one
14:02feels
14:03that there should have been a penalty
14:04but Bradford meanwhile
14:06nearly had a fifth
14:08outside of Saunders
14:09boot around the keeper
14:10off the base of the post
14:15Moncour
14:17and De Canio
14:18at the top of your picture now
14:19is down on his haunches
14:21still talking to the bench
14:22and I think still
14:23trying to persuade them
14:24to substitute him
14:26he feels he should have had
14:27at least two penalties
14:31his is the name
14:32on the lips of 25,000
14:34West Ham supporters
14:38it's going to have to be
14:39something mighty special
14:40from him and from his team
14:42if there's to be any way back
14:44for West Ham
14:45trailing by two
14:49that's assuming he stays on
14:50of course
14:55well it is a substitution
14:56by West Ham
14:57but it's Gary Charles
14:58who's gone off
15:00Paul Kitson a striker
15:03to Canio
15:10Haller with a kick
15:11in thin air
15:13shot on the turn
15:14Joe Cole
15:22hugely high hopes
15:23for Joe Cole
15:23in East London
15:30Moncour who seems to launch
15:31most of West Ham's attacks
15:35Sinclair
15:38Kitson in behind
15:39and Kitson
15:41lost his footing
15:42and O'Brien fouled him
15:44West Ham have a penalty
15:45at last
15:50and now there's an argument
15:52developing as we watch
15:53this replay
15:54as to who should take it
15:55because Frank Lampard
15:57has come forward
15:57and said
15:58look it's my job
15:59you missed the last one
16:01which indeed
16:02De Canio did
16:03in a cup tie
16:03against Aston Villa
16:07but seniority
16:09well is he going to win through
16:13well it's the sort of decision
16:15the manager is supposed
16:15to take before a game
16:18and Harry Redknapp
16:19had nominated
16:20Frank Lampard
16:21as the penalty taker
16:24but De Canio
16:25seems to be in charge
16:26of everything
16:29a route back
16:30possibly for West Ham
16:32into this extraordinary game
16:39still the arguments continue
16:41Wayne Jacobs being pulled away
16:42by David Wetherall
16:46there are one or two combustible characters
16:49out there
16:49but the most combustible of all
16:52is due to take the penalty
16:53Jacobs and Sinclair being lectured
16:56by Neil Barry
16:58who if he thought he was coming here
17:00for a quiet afternoon of football
17:01has been sadly mistaken
17:04this game has had just about everything
17:07so at long last
17:08it is Paolo De Canio
17:10and West Ham do have hope
17:14and whatever the rights and wrongs
17:15whether it should have been Lampard
17:16or De Canio
17:17the Italian does generally take a mean penalty
17:21and he's still making his point
17:24to his junior colleague
17:274-3 to Bradford
17:35Minto
17:36De Canio
17:39like a puppeteer pulling every string going
17:43and there is De Canio
17:48very close to making it 4 apiece
17:53Kitsen
17:54setting him up
18:18Kitsen
18:20setting him up
18:23Lomas, Sinclair, Joe Cole, it is 4-4.
18:30And Joe Cole is a Premier League scorer for the very first time.
18:37At the tender age of 18.
18:41And however long he plays, he won't take part in too many games like this one.
18:49De Canio, paying back off Jacobs.
18:55Lampard!
19:01Most of the traffic is heading in one direction now.
19:12Buccaneer in head of Kitson, freedom for De Canio.
19:16Upton Park, a gog.
19:20Lastly, thanks to the efforts of this man.
19:24Frank Lampard, he's scored!
19:27He has scored!
19:29It's 5-4!
19:36Upton Park explodes!
19:42Seven minutes to play!
19:45What a game!
19:50Ballard!
19:52Bradford having to chase a game that they seem to have won!
19:55Up goes Wetherall!
20:01And who would rule out a final twist?
20:07This game has been beguiling, captivating, dramatic.
20:13Choose any adjective you like.
20:22In for Kitson.
20:26Here's Begrey.
20:32Ferdinand out of play.
20:37A awful lot of people looking at an awful lot of watches now.
20:43Stuart McCall.
20:44The Gunnar Haller.
20:46That's some tackle by Joe Cole.
20:48He's hurt himself in the process.
20:51But a seasoned defender would have been proud of that.
20:56Brave, firm, fair.
20:58Very effective.
21:08Wally.
21:10Chance here is that.
21:12Cluindas.
21:13Smothered by the goalkeeper.
21:15Who will never forget his West Ham debut.
21:21And it is a winning debut, which for three quarters of the afternoon looked highly unlikely.
21:29Extraordinary.
21:31It's the only word for it.
21:33It was an incredible game that had a little bit of everything.
21:37Stephen Bywater and Joe Cole have particularly good cause to remember it.
21:41The Hammers finished the season in ninth place.
21:43Bradford's first Premiership campaign had a happy ending.
21:46Despite being in and around the relegation zone for most of the season,
21:50a final day victory over Liverpool secured their Premiership safety.
21:54The game itself was voted one of the top matches from the first decade of the Premier League.
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