WHZ View: 100% aerial duels won – Angelo Ogbonna shows class in West Ham win v Blades
West Ham United battled their way to another Premier League win against Sheffield United on Sunday afternoon.
Sebastien Haller stole the headlines for his strike in the 1-0 victory, but it was the clean-sheet that may have pleased David Moyes most.
The Irons boss has managed to keep the same back-five for weeks now, with Angelo Ogbonna marshalling that in the middle.
The Italian international has been superb this season and continued that form at Bramall Lane on Sunday.
Before the clash, there were some question marks surrounding the physicality of Oli McBurnie for the Blades, but they were squashed.
The Scottish international did miss a couple of clear chances, but outside of that, he was dominated by Ogbonna and company.
The 32-year-old won 100% of his aerial battles according to WhoScored and also made six clearances – the most on the entire pitch.
Ogbonna led from the front in defence and continues to be a shining light as West Ham’s impressive defensive run in the Premier League continues.
Ogbonna has been someone who has gone under-the-radar in this improvement this season, but he continues to be superb.
With Declan Rice and Aaron Cresswell grabbing most of the headlines for their performances, the Italian continues to shine while keeping clean sheets.
The defender is full of passion, as he showed when replaced against Fulham, and we are backing him to nail down his spot in the Italian side this season.
When the pressure was on against Sheffield United, Ogbonna stood up and was counted – a perfect example for the rest of the squad.
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