Stalemate at the Saints

Southampton 0 West Ham 0

An away point isn't too bad a result considering Moyes makes five changes at in-form Southampton. The Saints dominate early on and Ings has the ball in the net after skipping too easily past Dawson and Ogbonna, but it's correctly ruled out for offside. The Hammers come into it more with Fredericks fluffing a good headed chance after Yarmolenko's cross is headed back by Fornals. Just before the break Lanzini has the chance to turn in the box but fires over.

The Irons attack with more intensity in the second half as Dawson has a solid game at the back and the Saints are restricted to a long range effort from Walcott and a tame shot from Walker-Peters. Craig Dawson also gets to inadvertently kick Adams in the head after a chance at a corner, so an eventful debut.

Benrahma gets half an hour and his ease on the ball helps West Ham become a better attacking force, while late cameos from Antonio and Bowen, on for the one-paced Yarmolenko, see the Hammers looking much more mobile in attack. The best chances are when Soucek heads into the ground from a Cresswell free kick and late on when Benrahma has a close range shot saved by McCarthy's arm after a mix-up in the Southampton defence. 

A poor game and we've not won in four but with so many fixtures at the festive period it's another point on the board. The old West Ham might have lost against Palace, Brighton and Southampton, whereas the new West Ham have got points from average performances. Now comes a tricky away game at Everton but if Moyes can play his strongest side then there is hope of a result.