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Nayef Aguerd outgo West Ham £30m erstwhile helium signed from Ligue 1 broadside Rennes successful June 2022West Ham gained a important triumph implicit Southampton successful the Premier League's congested relegation scrap to assistance themselves retired of the bottommost 3 and permission their opponents astatine the ft of the table.
Nayef Aguerd guided location an precise first-half header from Thilo Kehrer's free-kick, though the extremity was lone awarded aft a lengthy VAR cheque for offside.
Until heavy into the 2nd half, erstwhile Gavin Bazunu turned distant Said Benrahma's goalbound free-kick, it was the Hammers' lone effort connected target.
However, for ample parts, Southampton were ineffective.
Lukasz Fabianski did marque a mates of regular saves to contradict Romeo Lavia and Carlos Alcaraz but the nearest they came was successful the last minutes erstwhile £18m guardant Paul Onuachu, who is inactive to people since joining the nine from Genk successful January, headed against the bar.
Victory lifted West Ham to 14th. Ruben Selles, meanwhile, faces a hard week, knowing six of the different 8 teams successful the relegation combat play astatine slightest erstwhile - and galore doubly - earlier his Southampton broadside play again.
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Saints' struggles continue
The brutal information is Southampton's grounds since Ralph Hasenhuttl's dismissal connected 7 November is worse than it had been beforehand.
Having already dispensed with the Austrian's replacement, Nathan Jones, it would look the Saints committee person small enactment different than to instrumentality with Selles, who has secured immoderate eye-catching results without getting Southampton to a constituent wherever they could person genuine hopes of getting distant from trouble.
They stay successful the unenviable presumption of knowing that, realistically, they volition stay successful the bottommost 3 adjacent if they triumph their adjacent crippled - which is against in-form Manchester City connected 8 April (17:30 BST) - and they person played much matches than the six teams instantly supra them.
James Ward-Prowse remains their talisman and helium did supply the transverse Onuachu headed against the barroom but West Ham prevented the midfielder getting a show of goal, either successful escaped play or, crucially, from a set-piece.
Lavia mightiness person caught Fabianski retired with his debased changeable into a crowded punishment country but the seasoned keeper, returning aft a fractured cheekbone, readjusted his presumption and made the save.
In summation to facing City, Southampton person trips to Arsenal and Newcastle earlier the period is out, which, connected this evidence, volition not marque immoderate protagonist consciousness optimistic astir escaping from their contiguous predicament.
More to follow.
Player of the match
AguerdNayef Aguerd
with an mean of 7.22
West Ham United
Squad number27Player nameAguerd
Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number11Player nameLucas Paquetá
Squad number24Player nameKehrer
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Squad number4Player nameZouma
Squad number12Player nameDownes
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Squad number18Player nameIngs
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Southampton
Squad number31Player nameBazunu
Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters
Squad number45Player nameLavia
Squad number12Player nameOnuachu
Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number17Player nameS Armstrong
Squad number32Player nameWalcott
Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
Squad number26Player nameAlcaraz
Squad number35Player nameBednarek
Squad number20Player nameSulemana
Squad number3Player nameMaitland-Niles
Squad number15Player namePerraud
Squad number6Player nameCaleta-Car
Squad number18Player nameMara
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Fabianski
- 24Kehrer
- 4Zouma
- 27Aguerd
- 33EmersonSubstituted forCresswellat 88'minutes
- 28SoucekSubstituted forDownesat 68'minutes
- 41Rice
- 11Lucas PaquetáSubstituted forFornalsat 88'minutes
- 20Bowen
- 18IngsSubstituted forAntonioat 65'minutes
- 22Benrahma
Substitutes
- 3Cresswell
- 5Coufal
- 8Fornals
- 9Antonio
- 10Lanzini
- 12Downes
- 13Aréola
- 14Cornet
- 21Ogbonna
Southampton
Formation 4-4-2
- 31Bazunu
- 2Walker-Peters
- 35BednarekBooked astatine 74mins
- 6Caleta-CarBooked astatine 43mins
- 15Perraud
- 17S ArmstrongSubstituted forMaitland-Nilesat 71'minutes
- 8Ward-Prowse
- 45Lavia
- 24ElyounoussiSubstituted forSulemanaat 54'minutes
- 32WalcottSubstituted forOnuachuat 72'minutes
- 18MaraSubstituted forAlcarazat 54'minutes
Substitutes
- 1McCarthy
- 3Maitland-Niles
- 4Lyanco
- 7Aribo
- 11Orsic
- 12Onuachu
- 20Sulemana
- 26Alcaraz
- 27Diallo
Live Text
Match ends, West Ham United 1, Southampton 0.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Southampton 0.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) close footed changeable from precise adjacent scope is blocked.
Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Lucas Paquetá.
Substitution, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell replaces Emerson.
Foul by Roméo Lavia (Southampton).
Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Paul Onuachu.
Paul Onuachu (Southampton) hits the barroom with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the six gait container is conscionable a spot excessively high. Assisted by Nayef Aguerd pursuing a corner.
Attempt missed. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Flynn Downes (West Ham United).
Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Emerson with a transverse pursuing a corner.
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