West Ham endured a wretched Sunday, taking place 6-0 to London rivals Arsenal on dwelling soil. It was 4-0 earlier than the break on the London Stadium, after which Bukayo Saka and former Irons midfielder Declan Rice struck within the second half to rub salt within the wounds.
It was the joint-heaviest dwelling defeat in West Ham’s league historical past, and it extends their winless run throughout all competitions to seven video games. Knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship aspect Bristol Metropolis, West Ham have amassed simply three factors since beating Arsenal within the reverse fixture on the Emirates on the finish of final yr. Whereas half of the 12 targets they’ve conceded in that stretch got here yesterday, it is virtually as regarding that they’ve solely managed to attain three.
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Premier League kind desk since final West Ham win |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rank |
Staff |
P |
GD |
Pts |
|
15 |
Nottingham Forest |
5 |
-2 |
4 |
|
16 |
Sheffield United |
5 |
-6 |
4 |
|
17 |
Everton |
5 |
-5 |
3 |
|
18 |
West Ham United |
5 |
-9 |
3 |
|
19 |
Burnley |
5 |
-5 |
2 |
|
20 |
Bournemouth |
5 |
-8 |
2 |
Although David Moyes delivered the membership’s first main trophy since 1980 final season when he received the Europa Convention League, his place is now coming beneath inevitable scrutiny.
Richard Keys makes West Ham declare on Graham Potter
Talking on beIN sports activities, presenter Richard Keys picked out a possible candidate to exchange Moyes in East London as he forged doubt on the Scotsman’s future forward of the expiry of his contract this summer time, although there are talks over a brand new West Ham deal.
He stated (by way of Caught Offside):
“We shouldn’t actually speculate about his job, however Graham Potter involves thoughts. He’s one they may take a look at. I don’t assume [Moyes] has a long-term future there.”
Potter, who was sacked by Chelsea final season simply seven months after he changed Thomas Tuchel and has been out of labor since, might symbolize a fairly radical change from Moyes. In his final full season at Brighton, the Seagulls averaged the fourth-highest possession share within the league, and have been the third-slowest attacking workforce, preferring a extra methodical build-up. Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola hailed the “excellent” Englishman for implementing this type of soccer efficiently, with Potter delivering the membership’s first-ever top-half end within the Premier League.
Against this, West Ham have posted the fifth-lowest possession share this season, and have statistically been probably the most direct workforce within the league. If Potter was to reach, supporters may need to offer him time to rework the workforce’s type of play, be it by means of teaching, recruitment or each.
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The London Stadium devoted could have been impressed by what they’ve seen from the previous Ostersunds boss, who hasn’t misplaced any of his eight conferences with the Hammers. The primary 5 of these completed in attracts, however he is received two of the final three – a 3-1 success on the Amex Stadium in Could 2022 and a 2-0 triumph within the capital the next August.
