LONDON, Oct 30: West Ham United ended their eight-match losing streak and scored their first goal in the Premier League for six gamees with a tense 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers at Upton Park on Sunday.

Teddy Sheringham opened the scoring for the Hammers after 21 minutes with a well-placed header after a perfect cross from Yossi Benayoun, while Hayden Mullins added the second from close range 10 minutes from time.

David Bentley pulled a goal back for Blackburn in stoppage time.

Sheringham's goal was the first West Ham had scored in the league for 509 minutes, or 8-1/2 hours of playing time, and it set them on the way to their first league win since their 3-1 opening day victory against Charlton Athletic.

They had lost eight successive games in all competitions which included elimination from the UEFA Cup by Palermo and the League Cup by third division Chesterfield on Tuesday.

Blackburn's third defeat in a week following home losses to Bolton Wanderers in the league and Chelsea in the League Cup was marred by the loss of striker Jason Roberts who was taken to hospital with a leg injury sustained in the first half.

The win lifted West Ham from 19th place to 16th with eight points from their opening 10 matches and eased the pressure on manager Alan Pardew whose immediate future had been the subject of intense media speculation for the last few weeks.

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