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Chelsea 2-1 West Ham: Player Ratings
Jack Elderton – West Ham recorded a fourth loss of the Premier League season on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge in controversial circumstances. The Hammers had a late Maxwel Cornet equaliser ruled out by VAR for a foul by Jarrod Bowen on Edouard Mendy; a decision that has since been called “The…
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West Ham 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Player Ratings
Jack Elderton – Wednesday night gave us West Ham’s best team performance of the season so far as David Moyes’ side utilised a hybrid system incorporating Pablo Fornals as a wing-back to go toe to toe with Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur. The team executed a mid-block effectively for long periods with occasional bursts of well-timed…
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Podcast: Who Is Lucas Paquetá?
Before Wednesday’s match against Spurs, Jack Elderton spoke to Alex Collings about West Ham’s record signing Lucas Paquetá. We covered Paquetá’s strengths and weaknesses, how he might fit into David Moyes’ side, and managed to chat a little bit about Emerson Palmieri and Maxwel Cornet, two new signings that both played for Lyon in recent…
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Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham: Player Ratings
Jack Elderton – West Ham ground out their first win of the season at Villa Park on Sunday thanks to a deflected Pablo Fornals longshot and an otherwise resolute defensive display. The frailties of recent performances disappeared with a switch back to a stolid back five system that lacked any kind of creative spark but…
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Three at the Back: Structural Improvements
Jack Elderton – One of the main positives to take from the second leg of West Ham’s Europa Conference League play-off was the smooth implementation of a new system. David Moyes opted for a 3412 shape in this match and his side displayed a fantastic understanding of how to manipulate the opposition to create space…
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Viborg FF 0-3 West Ham: Player Ratings
Jack Elderton – West Ham travelled away to Denmark for the second leg of their tie with Viborg FF in the Europa Conference League Play-Offs on Thursday night and David Moyes’ team put in their most promising performance of the season so far, coming away 3-0 winners and qualifying thanks to a 6-1 scoreline on…
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Podcast: Mass Hysteria, Brighton and Viborg
Jack Elderton is joined by Callum Goodall, Charlie Benny of Albion Analytics and Henry Nicholls of Football In Denmark to discuss West Ham’s recent fixtures against Brighton and Viborg. We talk through Potter’s masterful usage of a box midfield, Viborg’s incredible fairytale journey to the Europa Conference League, and fan reaction to three losses from…
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West Ham 0-2 Brighton: Match Review
Jack Elderton – It’s been a terrible opening few weeks to the 2022-23 Premier League season for West Ham and with three losses from three, the pressure is already on a team undergoing major changes. There are a whole host of new faces in the group with a number of key squad players and leaders…
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West Ham 0-2 Brighton: Player Ratings
Jack Elderton – It’s three defeats from the opening three Premier League games from West Ham who now sit bottom of the table without a single goal scored. Brighton’s intricate passing structures proved too much for David Moyes’ team who were severely outmatched in midfield and failed to really take control of the game at…
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West Ham 3-1 Viborg FF: Player Ratings
Jack Elderton – West Ham got their Europa Conference League campaign off to a good start with a 3-1 win over Danish outfit Viborg FF on Thursday night. With David Moyes making seven changes to the team that played against Nottingham Forest, the manager will surely be pleased with the result and the margin of…