‘Never stops running’ – West Ham Super Fans choose MOTM after 2-1 win v West Brom
This is part of a regular series from our panel of West Ham Super Fans. Each week, our Super Fans will deliver their verdicts on the biggest talking points and news stories around the London Stadium.
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West Ham shot up to seventh place in the Premier League on Tuesday night with a 2-1 win against struggling West Brom at the London Stadium.
Jarrod Bowen chested the Irons ahead at the end of the first-half but not long after the break, Matheus Pereira levelled the scores for the visitors.
However, Michail Antonio grabbed his second goal in as many games in the 66th minute with a superb piece of work inside the West Brom penalty area to secure all three points.
After the Hammers secured their third consecutive Premier League victory, we asked our panel of West Ham Super Fans to name their man of the match.
Unsurprisingly, match-winner Antonio was on the lips of a number of them.
Here is what they had to say:
Talkin’ West Ham (@TalkinWestHam)
Floyd (@FloydWHU)
Andrew Jacob (@AJacob1511)
Antonio took his goal superbly and according to stats by Wyscout, the 30-year-old only had an xG of 0.32, so he wasn’t really expected to score.
The former Nottingham Forest ace also made two key passes, completed three of the six dribbles he attempted and won three fouls.
He had the better of West Brom throughout almost the entire match but he wasn’t the only one to perform well in the victory.
A number of our West Ham Super Fans also chose Vladimir Coufal as their man of the match while Bowen, whose goal was assisted by Coufal, and Aaron Cresswell also got mentioned
Andrew Bushell (@Andy_Bushy67)
Mark Smith (@ironworks68)
Annette Smith (@Annette46557317)
Gary (@Gary17426718)
Coufal has been superb since he arrived in the last transfer window with the Czech right-back assisting three goals in 15 Premier League appearances.
The 28-year-old’s assist for Bowen’s goal was superb. While Bowen did well to chest the ball into the net, Coufal’s cross was almost impossible to defend as it had so much pace on it.
He’s been superb for us this season and we cannot wait to see what else he can do as the campaign continues.
In other West Ham news, Moyes has responded to the Premier League’s investigation into Robert Snodgrass’ move to West Brom.