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Post Match: Southampton

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Southampton beat West Ham 3-2 at London Stadium, ending a nine-match Championship unbeaten run. West Ham conceded twice inside 11 minutes and trailed 3-1 at half-time. Kyle Walker-Peters and Tomáš Souček scored, but Souček's stoppage-time goal came too late.

No-Guff Summary

  • Southampton led 2-0 inside 11 minutes and won 3-2 at London Stadium, ending West Ham's nine-match Championship unbeaten run.
  • Kyle Walker-Peters and Tomáš Souček scored for West Ham; Souček's stoppage-time goal came too late.
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Mavropanos injury raises concern after Southampton defeat

Konstantinos Mavropanos was hurt in a late collision during West Ham's 3-2 defeat by Southampton, and KUMB reports fears he could miss several weeks. There is no confirmed diagnosis or absence period.

The defender collided with Southampton goalkeeper Daniel Peretz in the 96th minute and finished the match. KUMB considers Joël Veltman, Morato, Edson Álvarez and Airidas Golambeckis as possible central-defence options if Mavropanos is unavailable. Those are the site's options, not selections announced by Nuno Espírito Santo.

Sources

  • Knees up Mother Brown (opens in a new tab) — Reports fears that Konstantinos Mavropanos could miss several weeks after sustaining an injury late in West Ham’s defeat to Southampton, and considers possible replacements.
  • West Ham Blog (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Mavropanos sustained a knee problem in West Ham’s defeat to Southampton and says early indications suggest he could be out for several weeks, pending scan results.
  • West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Mavropanos’s knee injury poses a defensive problem for Nuno Espírito Santo, questions West Ham’s slow starts and criticises the decision to substitute Divine Mukasa against Southampton.