Everton 1
Yakubu 8
West Ham 1
Ashton 68
Everton 1 West Ham 1 March 22 2008
Everton's Champions League dreams were seriously damaged by Dean Ashton's equaliser as West Ham earned a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park on Saturday.
It could have been even worse for the Toffees in the evening Premier League clash.
In the dying minutes 18-year-old Freddie Sears saw his stabbed shot hit a post and bounce along the line - and that is how close the Hammers came to a deserved victory.
The hosts had started with power and pace, Aiyegbeni Yakubu scoring his 19th goal of the season after eight minutes.
But the Irons, who had hit the bar through debutant James Tomkins, were the better side after the break and Ashton headed in off the post from a Lucas Neill right-wing cross for the equaliser on 68 minutes.
David Moyes' side find themselves two points behind fourth-placed Liverpool, who are in action away to Manchester United on Sunday.