Up to the 10th week of EPL as known as English Premier League, one of the teams based in the city of London, West Ham United, appeared quite impressive. In the last match, on Sunday (31st October) The Hammers beat Aston Villa with a score of 4-1.
The four West Ham goals were scored by Ben Johnson (7), Declan Rice (38), Fabio Fomals (80) and Jarrod Bowen (84). Meanwhile, the only goal for Aston Villa was scored by Ollie Watkins in the 34th minute. West Ham’s victory over Aston Villa made David Moyes’ side pushed into the top flight of the EPL. West Ham currently occupies the 4th position in the EPL standings. This means that West Ham are now in the UEFA Champions League zone.
West Ham’s points are the same as Manchester City’s 20 points. West Ham’s points are only two points adrift of Liverpool, who is in 2nd place and five points adrift of the temporary leaders of the EPL, Chelsea. Not only in the EPL, but in the UEFA Europa League, West Ham also looked impressive. West Ham, who are in Group H of the UEFA Europa League, are now in first place in the standings. Even better, West Ham have won full points from three group stage matches and have not conceded a single goal.
Among the teams participating in the UEFA Europa League, West Ham’s performance can be said to be the most impressive. Lyon, who is in group A, is equal to West Ham with a perfect score of 9, but Lyon were unable to keep a clean sheet. The Lyon goal has conceded three goals.
The West Ham’s impressive performance, both in the EPL and in the Europa League cannot be separated from the greatness of the coach David Moyes. Even though Moyes is not as good as Jose Mourinho, for example, Moyes’s ability to train cannot be underestimated. As proof, Moyes has won the title of Manager of the Year from the League Managers Association in 2003, 2005, and 2009. Moyes has also raised the performance of Everton and had time to handle the Red Devils Manchester United.
In addition to the Moyes factor, the performance of The Hammers is also inseparable from the Michail Antonio factor. The West Ham striker has so far scored 6 goals. That makes Antonio in the order of the “Big Three” top scorer while the EPL. In several crucial matches, Antonio often scored the winning goal. Like when West Ham against Tottenham. West Ham won 1-0 over Tottenham thanks to Antonio’s single goal.
Likewise when West Ham won 2-1 over Leeds United. Antonio became decisive by scoring a goal in the 90th minute. Of course the gacor of West Ham’s performance is also inseparable from the role of other West Ham players, especially the slick appearance of Declan Rice. This particular player is so far appear quite attractive.
West Ham’s lackluster performance, on the other hand, is a threat to the top EPL teams. Especially the teams that occupy the “Big Three” of the current EPL standings, namely Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City. If only Michail Antonio or Declan Rice and friends were able to perform consistently, it is not impossible that West Ham’s position in the EPL standings will continue to rise and get better. Even if they don’t finish in first place, at least the Hammers can finish in the “Big Three” position in the final EPL standings later.
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