“Very soon it is that time in the league when you can get in trouble”.
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West Ham, who have now conceded 11 goals in their last three Premier League matches, replied with Michail Antonio’s header and a Manuel Lanzini penalty but never looked like completing the unlikely comeback.
Albion are winless in six at the Hawthorns and the Irons have lost their last three away from home so both will be desperate for a victory to silence their critics.
“I am here more than a year now and I didn’t see my players underestimate any team we have played so far, even Watford”.
Slaven Bilic will spend a second successive week correcting West Ham’s defensive frailties following another error-strewn performance against West Brom.
Bilic has clarified the reports that contract talks have been put on hold after the Hammers poor start to the season.
“Additionally, we have received assurances from the stadium operator that they will significantly improve stewarding, while also providing better segregation lines”.
They have lost both games this season in which they failed to shut out the opposition and have not scored a few times in a match since March 1, which gives West Ham a big chance with Payet directing their attack.
“I don’t want to say ‘We’re unlucky, ‘ but we were also unlucky and when it rains, it pours”.
Football fans are fickle and I do believe that if West Ham had started the season well there would have been little critcisim regarding the new stadium.
Bilic said: “I was angry, disappointed and felt all sorts of emotions – their first goal was totally unnecessary and the fourth one – well”.
News of United’s desperation to sell Schweinsteiger comes not long after Goal reported the club had accepted a loss of £6.7 million as a result of the player’s demotion from Mourinho’s first-team ranks.
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“West Ham will be a tough game. It is not that we are under-estimating the competition or the opposition, but we need some changes”, and admitted “As I said previously some of the players deserve to get a chance”.
