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2 years ago

WEST HAM 1-1 BURNLEY: WASTEFUL MICHAIL ANTONIO COST HIS TEAM A LOT

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Tomas Soucek procures his side a point as Burnley started existence without Sean Dyche with a 1-1 against West Ham at the London Stadium.

 

The initial time frame was damaged by a genuine leg injury to Ashley Westwood which left players apparently irritated, with the guests starting to lead the pack not long after the play was restarted through Weghorst.

 

Maxwell Cornet then missed a punishment that he had won and was made to lament that later in the match when Soucek packaged his side level.

It leaves West Ham in seventh, five focuses behind Tottenham in fourth having played a game more, while Burnley is as yet three focuses hapless of Premier League wellbeing.

 

In their first match since the unexpected termination of Dyche, Burnley made a positive beginning with Cornet driving several pleasant breaks.

 

West Ham went nearest to opening the scoring, however, as Jarrod Bowen previously had a shot hindered and afterward from the bounce-back was denied splendidly by Nick Pope.

 

Halfway through the primary a large portion of, the play was halted for ten minutes as Westwood got treatment. Nikola Vlasic, who tested the Burnley individual for the ball, was in tears as players from the two sides reassured him.

 

Not long after the restart, the Clarets started to lead the pack. Jay Rodriguez was denied by the woodwork from a corner, yet the ball circled up and Weghorst rose most elevated to head home.

 

The guests ought to have multiplied their lead in first-half stoppage time, as Cornet was brought somewhere around Lukasz Fabianski following a fast counter-assault. He stammered and sent the goalkeeper the incorrect way, just to drag his punishment wide.

 

West Ham worked on after the break, with Soucek and Jarrod Bowen both on isolated events winding up inches away from turning the ball home at the back post.

Michail Antonio headed a work wide before Rice flicked a free-kick simply past the far post. Burnley then, at that point, botched a gigantic opportunity to broaden their benefit, when Cornet cut it back for Rodriguez and he was unable to hit the objective from inside the case.

 

Those misses looked considerably more expensive when Soucek adjusts with 15 minutes remaining. Manuel Lanzini's free-kick was flicked by Weghorst into Soucek and he didn't know anything about it as it hit the rear of the net.

 

Cornet sent a few endeavors wide late on as he sought to compensate for the awful punishment, while Said Benrahma was likewise unfit to capitalize on an immense opportunity as Nathan Collins came sliding in.

 

Scratch Pope made a dazzling recovery to deny Issa Diop in the last minutes, palming the ball away, while the home fans were left disappointed again as the goalkeeper kept out Antonio's work as the striker wound up clean through on objective.

 

Antonio has not scored in the Premier League since New Year's Day and that botch was the last opportunity West Ham got, as it completed level after a tumultuous end.

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