The Hammers confirmed on Monday evening that a total of 10 supporters were ejected from the stadium during the 4-2 Premier League defeat with almost 50 complaints made over standing in seated areas and anti-social behaviour.
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West Ham United are next in Premier League action on Saturday September 17, when they travel to the Hawthorns to face West Bromwich Albion (3pm).
There were also issues keeping the two sets of supporters apart as the Hornets’ claimed their first Premier League victory of the season in a 4-2 win.
“For me, it was way too easy for them to get into positions and to create two-versus-one situations and hurt us with their quality”.
Deeney still faced the trickiest of chances, but the skipper was inch flawless as he lobbed the ball over Adrian and into the bottom right hand corner.
Antonio told whufc.com: “I’d rather not score and win the game than score two goals and lose it”. They were pressuring us, we felt the pressure not only of them, but of the public (crowd).
First in the misfiring line will be strikers Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney, whose 32-goal partnership last season is turning into a drought.
“Now we’re doing much better and if we continue like this it will be a great turnaround”.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was surprised to learn of the incidents.
Head coach Mazzarri said: “He [Deeney] showed that he has completely understood my mentality but I know the player and he had it even before my arrival”.
Overall, the behaviour of West Ham fans has improved considerably over recent years – a far cry from the 1970s and 1980s, when a hostile group of supporters known as the “Inter City Firm” brought trouble to away games.
“I’m happy with how we defended later in the game, but we also made some mistakes for the goals we conceded”.
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‘Complacency is a question, but I don’t think it was this.
