Five positives for West Ham from Saturday's win

A CLEAN SHEET FOR RANDOLPH

Darren's confidence has looked low after letting in saveable long-range shots/crosses against Leicester and Arsenal. So the first clean sheet in nine games will help him, as will the fine tip-over he made from Narsingh's shot.

BETTER FROM SAM BYRAM

Sam looked a lot steadier at right back and had a sound game defensively. He seems to benefit from having an older player like Collins alongside him and it was a great moment at the end when he blocked Sigurdsson's late run and was congratulated by Randolph, Collins, Noble and Kouyate. 

LEADERSHIP FROM COLLINS

Ginge might be a bit slower these days but he was tremendously solid at the back, making a great clearance off the line, getting his head on crosses or booting the ball into Row Z when necessary.

SNODDY GETS AN ASSIST

Robert Snodgrass got his first assist in a West Ham shirt after ten games, laying the ball off for Kouyate to fire home from distance. He's been underwhelming so far, but worked hard defensively and looks better on the right. In his last ten games for Hull he scored three and had two assists, so there should be more to come from him.

AYEW LOOKED LIVELY

Without Andy Carroll in the side Andre Ayew finally looked a threat. He was unlucky with a first-half effort that produced a great save from Fabianski and another effort stopped by the keeper in the second half, though he should perhaps have kept his shot lower. But he showed us more of his pace and was often incisive in breaking with Lanzini.