Everton held onto a goalless draw at the London Stadium against West Ham United.

A flurry of chances were not taken by the away side, but the best opportunity came in the second half when Jesper Lindstrom's header was tipped over the bar by Lukas Fabianski.

West Ham had two magnificent moments to win the game from Danny Ings, but Jordan Pickford was equal to both.

Sean Dyche will be kicking himself with the great chances his side had, however the Blues stay in 16th place as they have Brentford to come next Saturday.

Story of the match Everton made two changes to the team that lost 1-0 to Southampton last weekend.

Jarrad Branthwaite replaced Michael Keane, and Abdoulaye Doucoure came in for Dwight McNeil, who has a knee injury.

West Ham lost 3-0 to Nottingham Forest last time out; Julen Lopetegui was forced to make changes to his starting 11 and formation as the suspended Edson Alvarez was replaced by Tomas Soucek, Michail Antonio also came in for Konstantinos Mavropanos as part of the tactical change.

Doucoure had the first chance of the game inside nine minutes through a counter attack from a West Ham corner as Crysencio Summerville blocked the Mali international's shot.

The Toffees played well through the midfield which led to a few half chances that came Everton's way, but Dyche's side were not clinical in taking their opportunities in the box.

Jarrod Bowen's first opportunity came two minutes before the end of the first half as he breezed past Vitalii Mykolenko to force a save out of Jordan Pickford at his near post.

Like for both sides so far this season, the quality of their attacking players was lacklustre, and a much-improved second half was needed.

The travelling team came out and were clearly the better in the opening minutes of the half, as Everton had more energy throughout the team, which helped them take up some good positions.

Guido Rodrigues struck a free ball on the edge of the 18-yard box, but Pickford was equal to the shot as he parried the ball away.

In what was Everton's best chance of the game, Orel Mangala's cross on the left side found Lindstrom who forced Lukasz Fabianski into action as he tipped the ball over his net.

Lucas Paqueta's ball in behind the Everton defence saw Summerville beat Pickford, but not the post, as the tide started to change in the game.

West Ham's substitute Danny Ings cut in on his weaker left foot as his shot challenged Pickford, who forced the ball into safety.

With one minute to go, the home side could have nearly won the game as Ings challenged Pickford again, but an outstanding save from England's number one meant that the Blues would take a point back north to Merseyside.

Denying Ings twice and also doing his best to try and put off Summerville when his shot struck the post, the 30-year-old made six saves, all of which proved vital in claiming a clean sheet from the game.

When called into action twice towards the end of the game, the former Sunderland goalkeeper produced two critical saves to earn a big point in what could be imperative for Everton's survival in the Premier League.

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