The Hammers moved to the venue at the start of the season, but there have been unsavoury incidents involving their fans at the past three matches.
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And it didn’t exactly endear him to the West Ham faithful, as they continue to struggle to make the Olympic Stadium feel like a new home.
The Hammers host Accrington Stanley in the League Cup and Southampton in the Premier League ahead of that game.
The game ended in a 4 – 2 loss for West Ham, which was only the second at their new home, the London Stadium.
“Every big club is suffering if their best player is not playing”, Bilic said.
“I decide on the team I have, but I am very happy that Ighalo stayed with us”.
“Their first two goals were way too easy”.
“Of course confidence is affected by the score, but it shouldn’t happen as obviously as it did to some of our players”.
Mazzarri claimed his first win as Watford manager on Saturday, his men coming from two goals down to claim a remarkable victory, with Odion Ighalo, Troy Deeney, Etienne Capoue and Jose Holebas getting on the scoresheet. “We scored enough and created enough [but didn’t defend properly]”.
In relation to the Watford match, West Ham reported that 10 individuals were ejected from the stadium and no arrests were made. “No-one else has a start like us, but four points from four games, we’ll take that”.
“In the second half we didn’t have that space behind them”.
“The club now appeals to all supporters to come together and support West Ham in the famous way we have historically been so proud of”.
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Troy Deeney claimed West Ham star Dimitri Payet was the inspiration for Watford’s incredible comeback at the London Stadium – accusing the mercurial Frenchman of “trying to mug us off” with an outrageous assist.
