West Ham stopped their losing streak with their first clean sheet of the season and a point, but they could easily have had all three. Portsmouth's three best first-half chances were from Jermain Defoe but despite the visitors dominating, keeper Robert Green was rarely tested. Craig Bellamy's second-half free-kick that hit the bar for West Ham was the best chance of the match. That chance inspired the hosts to go on the attack but Portsmouth dug in.