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Your support makes all the difference.Follow all the action as West Ham welcome West Brom to the London Stadium in the Premier League’s early kick-off this evening.
David Moyes’ side have been in tremendous form this season, with victory against Brighton last time out lifting the Hammers to within touching distance of a European place. Michail Antonio scored the winner then, providing a timely boost after the sale of Sebastien Haller to Ajax earlier this month. The club are continuing to search for a replacement, but that appears to not be an urgent cause for concern with West Ham now unbeaten in all competitions since 21 December.
Meanwhile, West Brom come into the fixture with renewed momentum after a vital 3-2 victory over rivals Wolves last week. That result has breathed life into Sam Allardyce’s rescue mission, with the Baggies now just five points adrift of safety. Allardyce knows the Hammers well after his four-year stint in charge of the club between 2011 and 2015 and believes it’s vital his side do not concede first to have a chance of taking all three points. Follow all the action live below:
West Ham 0 - 0 West Brom
42 mins: Sai Benrahma takes a shot from the left edge of the box and fires it at Johnstone in goal. The Baggies then burst forward with Robinson carrying the ball to forward. He’s forced wide and his cross is plucked out of the air by Fabianski.
West Ham 0 - 0 West Brom
39 mins: Gibbs curls a cross into the box from the left wing but it comes straight into the hands of Fabianski in goal. West Brom are growing in confidence, Gibbs looked reluctant to get forward in the opening stages of the match but is a valuable option for the Baggies on the wing.
West Ham 0 - 0 West Brom
33 mins: Antonio is fouled just outside the West Brom box and the Hammers have a free kick in a dangerous area. Lanzini and Cresswell are over the dead ball. Lazini is the one to take it, he gets the ball over the wall and ripples the top of the goal.
West Ham 0 - 0 West Brom
30 mins: Ajayi sends a long diagonal out to Grosicki on the left wing. He brings the ball down and passes inside to Robinson. A one-two with Gallagher sets him up to shoot from the edge of the box but his effort goes way over the goal.
West Ham 0 - 0 West Brom
27 mins: Cresswell swings another decent ball into the box but Bartley gets to it first and heads the ball out of the box. That’s been the story of the match. Crosses into the middle, defensive headers to clear the danger.
West Ham 0 - 0 West Brom
24 mins: A long free kick frmo West Brom finds Ajayi who flicks the ball on to Gallagher. He cuts it back for the defender but the pass gets intercepted and West Ham boot the ball clear.
West Ham 0 - 0 West Brom
21 mins: Close! Benrahma has the ball out on the left, he slots it to Livermore who whips a cross into the box. Coufal chests the ball down and hits one, winning a corner as a deflection takes the ball out of play.
West Ham 0 - 0 West Brom
18 mins: Robinson wins a throw in for the Baggies. Cresswell heads away the long throw but West Brom quickly whip another cross into the box. Ogbonna and Bartley both go for the ball, it hits Ogbonna and loops to Fabianski in West Ham’s goal.
West Ham 0 - 0 West Brom
15 mins: Soucek tries to play Benrahma in behind the lines to the left of the West Brom penalty area. O’Shea covers the pass and deals with the awkward ball quite well, chesting it down into the path of Sam Johnstone.
West Ham 0 - 0 West Brom
12 mins: Grosicki challenges Coufal for an aerial ball and ends up hitting the West Ham defender in the face with a trailing arm. The West Ham free kick comes to nothing and West Brom attack on the counter. Pereira starts the move with a chipped pass through the back line. Grosicki runs it down and carries the ball into the box. He then lays it back to Pereira who takes a shot from the egde of the area and puts it over the bar.
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