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Post Match: Southampton
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West Ham lost 3-2 to Southampton at London Stadium after conceding three first-half goals. Kyle Walker-Peters and Tomáš Souček scored for the Hammers, but the defeat ended their nine-match unbeaten run.
No-Guff Summary
- Southampton beat West Ham 3-2 at London Stadium in the Championship.
- Kuryu Matsuki, James Bree and Lewis Dobbin scored for Saints in the first half.
- Kyle Walker-Peters and Tomáš Souček replied for West Ham, whose nine-match unbeaten run ended.
Southampton beat West Ham 3-2 at London Stadium
Southampton ended West Ham's nine-match unbeaten run with a 3-2 win at London Stadium. Three first-half goals left the Hammers chasing the game, and Tomáš Souček's stoppage-time strike came too late to rescue a point.
Kuryu Matsuki put Saints ahead in the second minute and James Bree made it 2-0 in the 11th. Kyle Walker-Peters pulled one back for West Ham after 24 minutes, but Lewis Dobbin restored Southampton's two-goal lead before the break. Souček scored in added time.
West Ham would have gone top with a win. Instead, Southampton left east London with all three points and the unbeaten run was over.
Sources
- Sky Sports (opens in a new tab) — Reports on Southampton’s 3-2 Championship win over West Ham at London Stadium, with goals from Kuryu Matsuki, James Bree and Lewis Dobbin for Saints and Kyle Walker-Peters and Tomas Soucek for the hosts.
- West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Reports three observations from West Ham's 3-2 Championship defeat to Southampton, including Bowen and Kilman's reaction after the second goal, a shirt pull on Mavropanos, and Walker-Peters tying his shoelace during a West Ham corner.
- Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Argues that West Ham’s slow start against Southampton led to a 3-2 home defeat, ending the team’s nine-game unbeaten run despite a high number of shots and corners.
- West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Divine Mukasa was among West Ham’s best performers in the 3-2 defeat to Southampton, while criticising Taty Castellanos and rating both players.
- Sky Sports (opens in a new tab) — Shows highlights from West Ham United's 2-3 Championship match against Southampton.
- Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Rates West Ham's players after their 2–3 defeat to Southampton, criticising the first-half display and assessing individual performances.
- West Ham Official (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Southampton ended West Ham’s nine-match unbeaten Championship run with a 3-2 win, despite late goals from Kyle Walker-Peters and Tomáš Souček.
- Knees up Mother Brown (opens in a new tab) — Argues that West Ham’s defensive errors in the first half and lack of end product after the break contributed to their 3-2 defeat by Southampton, ending a nine-match unbeaten run.
- Daily Echo (opens in a new tab) — Reports Southampton’s 3-2 win at West Ham and presents player ratings, in an article written by USA Today colleagues for its sister title, the Daily Echo.
- West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Nuno Espirito Santo's selection and substitutions were questionable in West Ham's 3-2 defeat to Southampton, and reports that TalkSPORT's Tom Rennie called for the manager to leave.
- Daily Echo (opens in a new tab) — Reports Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert’s post-match praise for his side after its 3-2 win away to West Ham.