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  • West Ham came with failure to take our chances – Benitez

    West Ham came with failure to take our chances – Benitez

    Everton boss Rafa Benitez says they paid for not taking their chances in defeat to West Ham on Sunday.

    Angelo Ogbonna grabbed the only goal of the game at Goodison Park.

    Benitez said: “We were quite good with Andros Townsend, Alex Iwobi, Demarai Gray and Anthony Gordon, when he came on, linking with Salomon Rondon.

    “We were dangerous previously, even with Abdoulaye Doucoure coming from behind, so we have these things we did well in other games.

    “Today, we couldn’t do it.

    “If you have Dominic and Richarlison, it would be easier for us to have more quality in the final third and missing these players means you have less chances to change and have fresh legs on the pitch or to change a game.

    “When you play against a good team, it’s more obvious that it’s a problem.

    “For now, we have to manage and hopefully soon those players will be with us.

    “The fact that we were winning without Richarlison or Dominic means we could have done the same today.

    “You play against a good team and then you have some chances, you have to take them.

    “If not, you have to carry on.

    “We were winning and we have to carry on winning.”

  • Ogbonna’s header leads West Ham to victory against Everton

    Ogbonna’s header leads West Ham to victory against Everton

    Angelo Ogbonna headed a second-half winner to give West Ham United a hard-fought victory at Everton.

    In a game of few clear-cut chances, defender Ogbonna netted the only goal in the 74th minute, rising inside the six-yard box to flick home Jarrod Bowen’s corner.

    The Hammers dominated the first half but lacked incisiveness in the final third and called Jordan Pickford into action just once.

    The England keeper palmed out Bowen’s stinging shot while Tomas Soucek thought he had found the breakthrough with his follow-up from close range but it was ruled out for offside.

    Alex Iwobi missed a glorious opportunity for Everton when he failed to make any contact with the ball from six yards out then the Nigerian’s spin and strike was blocked in the second half.

    The Toffees could not find an equaliser as their three-game winning run at Goodison Park was ended.

    West Ham’s victory takes them up to sixth in the Premier League table as they leapfrog Everton, who drop to seventh.

  • David Moyes demands Antonio break 35-year record

    David Moyes demands Antonio break 35-year record

    West Ham boss David Moyes wants 20 goals from Michail Antonio this season.

    Tony Cottee was the last Hammers player to reach the milestone – scoring 22 times in the old Division One in 1986-87 – while Paolo Di Canio’s 16 strikes in the 1999-00 campaign is the club’s highest individual haul of the Premier League era.

    “It’s really important that we do get a striker who contributes those figures if we can because your goals will definitely get us up nearer the top,” said Moyes. “Mic’s winning goal in the 90th minute the other day was magic for us and you need a centre-forward (capable of that).

    “You see (Cristiano) Ronaldo do it for Manchester United and what it can do to your football club and to your team, how it lifts us, it gave us an incredible lift coming away from Leeds with three points.

    “I think it’s a challenge for Mic to get 20 goals, I think he should be putting it down (as a target), it’s something that he should be attempting to get to.

    “It’s certainly not beyond him. I think the challenge to Mic would be to sit down and say look, ‘can you get to that?’.

    “He got 10 last year and I think the first challenge would be to say, “come on, you’ve got to get more than 10 right away”, that would be the first thing, not to look too far ahead, let’s try and get 10 as quickly as you can and then let’s see what you can do after that.”

  • West Ham host Man City in EFL Cup fourth-round [Full draw]

    West Ham host Man City in EFL Cup fourth-round [Full draw]

    West Ham United will host reigning champions Manchester City in the fourth-round of the Carabao Cup.

    The Hammers upset Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday thanks to an early goal from Manuel Lanzini.

    Chelsea will host Southampton, Leeds United must prepare for a trip to Arsenal and Liverpool will make the short trip to Preston.

    The next stage will commence on October 25.

    Carabao Cup fourth-round draw in full:

    Chelsea v Southampton

    Arsenal v Leeds United

    Stoke City v Brentford

    West Ham v Manchester City

    Leicester City v Brighton

    Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur

    QPR v Sunderland

    Preston North End v Liverpool

  • David Moyes reveals Lingard chat after Man Utd game

    David Moyes reveals Lingard chat after Man Utd game

    West Ham boss David Moyes has revealed what he said to Jesse Lingard after Sunday’s defeat to Manchester United.

    Lingard spent the second half of last season on loan at the London Stadium, scoring nine goals in 16 Premier League matches, helping fire the Irons to Europa League qualification.

    The midfielder struck in the 89th minute on Sunday to give the Red Devils all three points from a thrilling encounter which saw David De Gea save a penalty from Mark Noble deep into stoppage-time.

    After the final whistle had blown, Moyes spoke to Lingard after his ex-player broke West Ham’s defiant defence after his error for United against Young Boys on Tuesday.

    “I was laughing but more importantly, I said how well he recovered from his mistake in midweek; he makes a mistake which probably cost Manchester United a first win in the Champions League,” he explained.

    “But that’s what football does you always get a second chance in football to bounce back. Jesse got a second chance to bounce back as a player when he was at West Ham last year so we’ll always be grateful, for what he did for us,” the Scot stated.

    “I wish he hadn’t scored but we had a chance to get a draw out of it and we missed our chance.”

  • Lingard scores late to secure Man Utd win

    Lingard scores late to secure Man Utd win

    Mark Noble stepped off the bench for an injury time penalty – and saw it saved – as Jesse Lingard’s stunning late goal secured victory for Manchester United against his former club West Ham.

    Lingard, who spent a successful loan spell at London Stadium last season, appeared as a substitute in the second half and with two minutes remaining he cut on to his right foot and fired into the top corner.

    Further drama followed as Luke Shaw was adjudged to have handballed in the box and De Gea dived the right way to push away the spot-kick that had been taken by Noble, who was making his first touch after coming off the bench in the 95th minute.

    Earlier in the contest, Cristiano Ronaldo had converted his fourth goal in three games since re-signing for Manchester United, poking home from close range on 35 minutes after Lukasz Fabianski had spilled the initial effort.

    West Ham had taken the lead five minutes before that when Said Benrahma’s strike from outside the area went in after taking a huge deflection off defender Raphael Varane.

    Bruno Fernandes had seen a first-time strike superbly tipped on to the post by Fabianski, who made a string of saves for the home side.

    Victory ensures Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side remain unbeaten in the league this term with four wins and a draw, while West Ham suffered their first loss of the campaign.

    BBC

  • West Ham sign Kurt Zouma from Chelsea

    West Ham sign Kurt Zouma from Chelsea

    West Ham have signed France centre-back Kurt Zouma from Chelsea on a four-year deal for £29.8m.

    Zouma, 26, won two Premier League titles, a Champions League and a League Cup during his seven-year spell at Stamford Bridge.

    He has eight caps for France and had loan spells at Saint-Etienne, Stoke City and Everton during his time at Chelsea.

    “I’m very happy and very proud,” said Zouma.

    “My conversation with the manager went very fast. I just felt like he really wanted me to come and join the team, especially a good team that’s started the season very, very well.

    “With the great season that West Ham had last year, that gave the team a lot of confidence to improve this year – and I want to help the team do that.”

    Zouma joined Chelsea as a 19-year-old from Saint-Etienne in January 2014 and made 151 appearances for the Blues in all competitions, scoring 10 goals.

    The Frenchman played 36 times for Chelsea last season, but did not figure prominently in the long-term plans of boss Thomas Tuchel, who has been targeting Sevilla’s 22-year-old France defender Jules Kounde.

  • Antonio sets record as West Ham thrash Leicester

    Antonio sets record as West Ham thrash Leicester

    Michail Antonio became West Ham’s outright top scorer in the Premier League in a dominant victory for the Hammers over 10-man Leicester City at London Stadium.

    Antonio celebrated by lifting a cardboard cut-out of himself after scoring his 48th top-flight goal to break Paolo di Canio’s club record.

    The 31-year-old added a second four minutes later to wrap up an impressive win for David Moyes’ side.

    It is only the second time the Hammers have won their opening two fixtures of a Premier League campaign.

    Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma scored West Ham’s first two goals either side of Ayoze Perez’s dismissal for a stamp on goalscorer Fornals.

    Youri Tielemans had briefly given the visitors hope at 2-1 before Antonio’s late double.

  • EPL: West Ham fight back to beat Newcastle

    EPL: West Ham fight back to beat Newcastle

    West Ham United twice came from behind to get their Premier League campaign off to the ideal start by beating Newcastle in a hugely entertaining match at St James’ Park.

    The Hammers trailed 2-1 at half time but staged a remarkable fightback in the second half with goals from Said Benrahma, Tomas Soucek and Michail Antonio.

    Callum Wilson put Newcastle ahead after just five minutes, heading home Allan Saint-Maximin’s cross to delight the 50,000 vocal fans in the stadium.

    West Ham equalised midway through the half after a VAR review ruled Aaron Cresswell’s cross-shot had gone all the way into the net untouched, despite the flag initially going up against Jarrod Bowen for offside.

    Newcastle restored their lead just before the break when Jacob Murphy nodded in Matt Ritchie’s cross but West Ham levelled again soon after the restart as Benrahma headed in.

    After Pablo Fornals was adjudged to have been fouled by Murphy inside the box, Antonio saw his penalty kept out by debutant keeper Freddie Woodman but Soucek reacted quickest to the rebound to put the Hammers ahead for the first time.

    Antonio then wrapped up the win, driving in a thunderous shot for his 47th Premier League goal for the Hammers, equalling Paolo di Canio’s record in the competition for the club.

  • West Ham slap £100m price-tag on Declan Rice

    West Ham slap £100m price-tag on Declan Rice

    West Ham United have slapped a £100m price-tag on Declan Rice.

    The Athletic reports the 22-year-old has long been linked with a move back to Chelsea, who released the midfielder at the age of 14, and is yet to sign a contract extension with the Hammers.

    But Rice’s current deal runs until 2024 and David Moyes’ side have no intention of selling their star man on the cheap. They will demand £100m from any suitors.

    Manchester United are also admirers of Rice but are unlikely to shell out such a big fee, given they have agreed a £73m deal in principle to sign Jadon Sancho.

    According to the report, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has spoken to staff members about Rice and appreciates his qualities but the club have not attempted to intiaite discussions.