West Ham skipper Mark Noble has thanked the fans for supporting both the club and him in the present campaign.
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“I’ve always said this season was probably the most important in the club’s history”.
Now, the Hammers could even end the season empty handed, unless Manchester United beat Crystal Palace in the weekend’s FA Cup.
But West Ham were pegged back in the 55 minute by a Giannelli Imbula strike before Mame Biram Diouf headed home with two minutes remaining to condemn the visitors to only their second defeat in 13 league matches.
“We feel we really deserve to be in Europe next season so we’ve got to hope that United do us a favour”.
“We couldn’t believe it”, said the 29-year-old former Birmingham City keeper, who stood in for Adrian for the last three games of the season.
“The 2015/16 a season was full of emotions and satisfactions, in one of the best leagues in the world, I could adapt”, Lanzini posted on Instagram.
For Stoke, it was a first win in seven matches and took them to a ninth-placed finish for the third successive season under boss Hughes.
“We had more or less a normal week from Tuesday to Sunday and we knew what was at stake”, said the keeper. At the start of the second half we had a massive chance, Sakho, Shay Given made a great save but we expect to score that goal.
“It was just one of those games that makes you really frustrated”.
In terms of players looking to feature at Euro 2016, West Ham’s France worldwide Dimitri Payet missed the game with a foot injury.
Southampton would be fifth on 38 points while Manchester City would be down in sixth on 37, followed by Manchester United on 33.
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“He tried to put the boot on [on Saturday] and that was really painful – it is a dodgy spot on his foot”. The former Besiktas tactician has implemented his style of play on the team and his signings have been very impressive.
