A ghoulishly windy night in east London, plenty of huff and puff from two depleted sides, and at the end of it all, West Ham, if little else, refusing to be blown off course.
A goalless draw with Brighton will not be the most celebrated in a run of results that over the last month has included showpiece victories over Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United, but keeps the Irons inside the Premier League’s top six, now with a three-point cushion to the Seagulls in seventh.
