Huddersfield Town 1 West Ham United 1
A point away from home is not a disaster, though with £100 million spent West Ham would have hoped to gain a second successive victory against a side that were second from bottom. But it proves to be a difficult afternoon in Yorkshire, and it's certainly pretty tense getting updates on my mobile while dog-walking round a sodden Hampstead Heath.
West Ham have a poor first half. Both sides have chances early on as Fabianski tips Mounie's header on to the bar and a great ball from Diangana sends Arnautovic clear, only for Lossi to tip the ball round the post. Huddersfield's pressing gives the home side the lead after the Hammers lose possession and Pritchard fires home through Rice's legs, the defender apparently unsighting Fabianski. Town almost get a second as Billing's cross drifts on to a post and across the line, while Moiunie also forces a smart save from Fabianski.
Pellegrini beings on Hernandez for Diangana at the break and it's an improved second half from the Irons. Chicharito nearly scores immediately as Lossi smothers his effort and then Javier heads the rebound over the bar. The equaliser comes after a brilliant dummy from Anderson on the left and a reverse ball to Snodgrass. Snoddy stands up a good cross and Arnautovic, Hernandez and sub Antonio all have swipes at the ball before Anderson takes control to calmly shoot into the top corner. Three goals in two game for the Brazilian.
Late on Diop has a header cleared off the line while Town nearly nick it as Durm shoots just wide and Depoitre fails to connect with an inviting cross. Probably a fair result overall, but we'll have to play a lot better against Man City.
West Ham musings by Pete May, author of Massive, Goodbye to Boleyn, Hammers in the Heart and Irons in the Soul.
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Arnie and Lanzini hammer Huddersfield
Huddersfield Town 1 West Ham 4 (four)
A great result up in Yorkshire — it seems an age since West Ham tonked anyone. Admittedly the Terriers helped gift West Ham the opener with a misguided goalkeeping clearance from Lossi. But credit to Arnautovic and then Noble for closing down so quickly. We even saw a new Shiqiri-style folded arms celebration from Nobes. A needless rabona from Lanzini when he could have played in Arnautovic nearly saw a second. But it was level at the break after Lolley cut inside from the right and curled an unstoppable shot into the corner.
For once West Ham scored immediately after the break, with Arnautovic gathering Kouyate's header and brilliantly flicking the ball round Smith before rifling home, followed by a dodgy dancing celebration. Some neat triangles followed by Arnie powering inside saw the Austrian release Lanzini for the third. While the fourth saw the incrasingly unplayable Arnautovic bamboozle his full back on the half way line and charge into the box, with a desperate tackle from the listing Schindler only setting up Lanzini for his second. Credit to Zabalata late on for a goal-saving tackle too.
To think that at kick-off I thought it looked like a very defensive side with three holding midfielders. It's Moyes' 200th win the Premier League and he's got Arnautovic and Lanzini firing up front and has turned it round. We even go 11th… and more importantly have overtaken the likes of Huddersfield, Newcastle and Brighton. Oh what fun it is to see West Ham win away. Irons!
A great result up in Yorkshire — it seems an age since West Ham tonked anyone. Admittedly the Terriers helped gift West Ham the opener with a misguided goalkeeping clearance from Lossi. But credit to Arnautovic and then Noble for closing down so quickly. We even saw a new Shiqiri-style folded arms celebration from Nobes. A needless rabona from Lanzini when he could have played in Arnautovic nearly saw a second. But it was level at the break after Lolley cut inside from the right and curled an unstoppable shot into the corner.
For once West Ham scored immediately after the break, with Arnautovic gathering Kouyate's header and brilliantly flicking the ball round Smith before rifling home, followed by a dodgy dancing celebration. Some neat triangles followed by Arnie powering inside saw the Austrian release Lanzini for the third. While the fourth saw the incrasingly unplayable Arnautovic bamboozle his full back on the half way line and charge into the box, with a desperate tackle from the listing Schindler only setting up Lanzini for his second. Credit to Zabalata late on for a goal-saving tackle too.
To think that at kick-off I thought it looked like a very defensive side with three holding midfielders. It's Moyes' 200th win the Premier League and he's got Arnautovic and Lanzini firing up front and has turned it round. We even go 11th… and more importantly have overtaken the likes of Huddersfield, Newcastle and Brighton. Oh what fun it is to see West Ham win away. Irons!
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