London (REUTERS) - Carlton Cole scored his first ever double Championship as West Ham relieves pressure on the boss Avram Grant with a crucial 3-1 win at Fulham Sunday.
Grant is carrying more close to the bag over the past few weeks as West Ham struggled to climb from the bottom of the Premier League, but the former Chelsea Manager obtained a stay of execution through Cole heroic.
The England striker memories of a subsidy five changes for the shock of tightening, offset a goal Fulham Defender Aaron Hughes start and then struck again with the decisive goal, Frédéric Piquionne hammers forward.
Cole double seals hammers in four matches the first victory and their first success in 27 attempts, moved team grant from the bottom of the table and the level of points with the fourth ground Fulham.
West Ham fellow David Sullivan and David present Gold at Craven Cottage could defeat spelled the end of grant.
Instead of this, Fulham boss Mark Hughes, which will begin to feel the heat as its side struggling under continues to run.
Grant said: "it was a good game for us - we returned has been extraordinary." Fulham was a lot of possession and they were checking without creating opportunities.
"I loved the objective that we accepted but we scored three and we could scored more I am happy."
"Players are satisfied with the win, and they want to enjoy once more.
Grant had a bet by Freddie Sears its first championship start since March 2009, after recalling the early period of loan at the club Championship striker Scunthorpe amply rewarded, but if he was man of the match picked up honours.
West Ham is the short trip across London to know that a single club in the history of the Premier League has avoided relegation are at the bottom of the start of boxing day.
Cole is two chances in the early stages, as he led by scale and an effort off target moved from a tight angle.
But it was Fulham who took the lead in the 11th minute as West Ham not clear a corner, leaving Simon Davies, pass the Hughes unmarked at the head of the House of his first goal for more than six years.
Andy Johnson tested green distance two minutes later and Fulham lead in the 18th minute when he is enrolled in Davies cross six meters must have doubled.
After that, Matt opening torn West Ham a lifeline that Cole Equalised against the course of the game at the 37th minute.
Sears cross was intercepted by Dickson Etuhu, but the midfielder could only to send the ball directly to Cole, who strained to shoot past Mark Schwarzer from six metres.
Suddenly West Ham played more verve and Piquionne put visitors to come in time to stop when he arrived completely unmarked salvo in Scott Parker cross.
Hughes retired Clint Dempsey and Etuhu Damien Duff and Eddie Johnson, a change which greeted with songs "you don't know what you do" Fulham fans.
Hangeland played a defence splitting pass Johnson but West Ham keeper Rob Green was on the line in a Flash to block the arrival to the front.
Each return Fulham thoughts have been completed in the 73rd minute when the Hughes has sought to cut a long ball forward, but only in the nod directly Cole, who fired a beautifully past successfully drive bevel Schwarzer.
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