Ighalo did find the net in the EFL Cup defeat against Gillingham and is confident the goals will start to come.
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The second one – Antonio’s 10th headed goal since the start of last season – showed Payet at his most inventive, firing in the cross with a magnificent piece of individual skill.
Noble told the West Ham website: “That is the best we have played for a long while, in the first half”.
Many West Ham fans had already left Saturday’s game when fights broke out in the stands.
Odion Ighalo pulled a goal back for the visitors before half-time, and Watford had a commanding two goal lead after 64 minutes when Jose Holebas scored.
“All we can do is say sorry to the fans for that and move on to the next game”.
“From my point of view the first one [Watford goal] was way too easy and the second one is a classic for YouTube with no communication between two players”. But with their next meaningful foray forward, West Ham took the lead.
West Ham have vowed to impose life bans on any supporters caught fighting at matches. We had a good 40 minutes and if anyone looked like scoring a third it was us.
But it all went downhill after Watford managed to score four goals in the space of just 22 minutes.
Bilic said: “It’s hard to explain”. Troy Deeney pounced on a mix-up between Collins and Adrian, then looped the loose ball into the top corner before either of the Hammers players could retreat in time.
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Nearly as captivating was Deeney’s lob of goalkeeper Adrian in first-half injury-time that enabled Watford to enter half-time all-square and West Ham’s fretful back four never recovered. It was nearly identical to his goal against Chelsea and was not only his third of the season but his third in three seasons, in fact, after two barren Premier League campaigns.
