Everton arrived in London on a mission to turn around a dreadful sequence of away results, they have the worst record in the Premier League. Managed by ex-youth and young pro Hammer Frank Lampard Jnr, the visitors were arguably the better side for quite a lot of the game, had it not been for their profligacy in front of goal they may well have left with at least a point.
A peach of a free kick from Aaron Cresswell and a well taken goal by Jarrod Bowen who slotted in the rebound of a Michail Antonio shot, were sandwiched between an Everton equaliser which was the result of the ball taking a wicked deflection past Fabianski.
Hammers could and should have had more goals, but the game was managed well bearing in mind the important midweek Europa League Cup fixture coming up. Jarrod Bowen was 'risked' by David Moyes, but it was a necessary risk because he probably made the difference before being replaced by Mark Noble later in the 2nd half.
There were several players in the visiting team that have previously been 'linked' with West Ham in one way or another, NONE of them impressed, neither did any of them look like players who have arrived with hefty price tags and on big money, possibly food for thought for those who think the best way to progress a club is to chuck a load of money at it WITHOUT a sense of direction or purpose.
Thursday will be a massive day for the club, as will ALL the days the club plays between now and season's end, nobody knows where things will end up, but it will certainly a better destination than David Moyes' ex-club, now managed by an ex-Hammer! ED
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Brentford/Burnley/Norwich/Brighton
Four games we must win because the other 3 are Arsenal/Chelski/Citeh and on yesterdays performance i do not see a point from those!.
Reason i mention this is because of the poor performance yesterday and the "lads minds were on the Lyon game" well forget that yesterday is our bread and butter and if we lose concentration for a second then we could very well end up 8th and out of european places.
Like i mentioned in the matchday thread Nev we were poor and better teams will punish us without doubt so after Thursday we play Brentford on Sunday but will again our minds be on the european game? you have to wonder
We wheren’t all that hot
but you have to love the never give in attitude that Moyes has instilled into the team, to be only one of two teams that have scored every game at home is not a bad record to have, let’s face it a couple of years ago we would have lost that game but the boys keep going instead of folding like a pack of cards when they scored. Thursdays game will be a cracker, just wish I wasn’t working but I will watch it when I get home. The only change Other than Areola for Fabs is Coufal for Fredericks as I thought he gave Calvin Lewis to much freedom. Speaking of Calvin Lewis, after watching him I don’t think he is worth any where near fifty million.