West Ham took the most recent vertical action in the teeter-totter relegation fight with a brazen 1-0 Chief Association prevail upon storm cellar side Southampton. After results on Saturday planned to leave the Hammers second from base, Nayef Aguerd's first-half header soared them to the powerful levels of fourteenth.
'Must-dominate' matches have been a normal event for under-tension director David Moyes this season yet similarly as they had done against Everton and Nottingham Woods as of late, his group took out a triumph when they required it most. With Leicester the furthest down the line club to swing the hatchet — the fresh insight about Brendan Rodgers' flight sifted through during this match — just Moyes and Steve Cooper at Woodland of the last nine sides have kept their positions this season.
West Ham's most recent win was a long way from pretty, yet following an initial 25 minutes verging on the unbearable and with home fans voicing their disappointment at an absence of going after expectation, the hosts started to lead the pack. Jarrod Bowen was banged by Duje Caleta-Vehicle right inside the Southampton half and Thilo Kehrer swung the subsequent free-kick into a jam-packed penalty region.
Morocco protector Aguerd guided a flawlessly controlled header into the net and, following a horrifying three-minute VAR survey for offside, the objective was given. It was a first objective for the club for Aguerd — who missed the initial portion of the time through injury — and it lifted the temperament in the London Arena immediately.
Lukasz Fabianski, back in the West Ham objective after a cracked cheekbone, kept Southampton under control when he palmed away Romain Perraud's diverted shot. West Ham were inches away from going in two objectives up at half-time when Bowen's styler from the edge of the container cut the crossbar.
Southampton combat manfully after the break, with Kamaldeen Sulemana terminating wide and Romeo Lavia testing Fabianski with a low drive. For the Hammers, Kurt Zouma headed over the top, Bowen's short proximity goad was held by Gavin Bazuna and Lucas Paqueta shot focus at the far post.
Holy people nearly grabbed a point five minutes from time when substitute Paul Onuachu gestured James Ward-Prowse's cross against the crossbar. Yet, the south-coast side have just acquired 11 focuses in 15 games since Ralph Hasenhuttl was sacked in November and their third mentor of the time, Ruben Selles, faces an undeniably troublesome errand to keep them above water.
The Hammers are breathing somewhat simpler, yet just two focuses over the drop zone yet they can put further sunshine among themselves and the last three at home to Newcastle on Wednesday.
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