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At 14:15 marked the kickoff for the final home game at the bowl this season, a bright bold start from Potter’s men saw Soucek denied by Sells.

But as a continuing theme this season for us, one mistake is all it takes, all momentum was killed as Areola’s gift for Forest saw them go one up… too late to offer Fabo a contract?

It’ll be surprising to see the Frenchman as number one next season. Mistakes against Spurs, Bournemouth, and now Forest have proven to be costly. Points have been gained through Areola being in goal, but it’s also cost the club many.

West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Todibo, Coufal, Soucek, Kudus, Bowen (C), Rodriguez, Cresswell, Ward-Prowse Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Paqueta, Fullkrug, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Alvarez, Emerson, Ferguson
Forest: Sells, Murillo, Sangare, Williams, Anderson, Gibbs-White (C), Wood, Dominguez, Elanga, Milenkovic, Aina

With only two games remaining in the season and with recent announcements of some of the players’ contract renewals, our focus starts to shift towards next season.

Earlier last week, West Ham announced that Fabianski, Cresswell, Ings and Coufal will all be leaving at the end of the season. The total of the four players leaving saves the club around £275,000 per week, which is good, but this also means that THREE homegrown players will need to be brought in to fulfil the 8 homegrown player quota.