Lucas Perez powers West Ham to impressive victory over Cardiff
Relive all the action from the London Stadium
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Lucas Perez turned the back of his jersey to West Ham's jubilant fans and pointed to his name.
After a rather anonymous start to his career at the London club, West Ham fans are much more aware of the Spanish forward after his game-changing display against Cardiff in the Premier League on Tuesday.
Perez scored two second-half goals after coming on as a substitute for the injured Marko Arnautovic, setting West Ham on its way to a 3-1 win at the Olympic Stadium. Michail Antonio also scored for the Hammers, whose goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski saved a penalty in the first half.
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Relive all the action below.
What time does it start?
West Ham vs Cardiff kicks off at 19:45 (GMT) on Tuesday 4th December
Where can I watch it?
West Ham vs Cardiff will not be televised, but you can follow the action on The Independent’s live blog and highlights will be shown on Match of the Day on BBC One at 10:45 GMT on Wednesday evening.
Player to watch
Felipe Anderson hasn’t just contributed in the attacking third of the pitch. The former Lazio winger has provided much needed industry to West Ham’s midfield in games against the top six. His form can be hot or cold, but he remains one of West Ham’s potential match winners.
Form
West Ham: DWDLW
Cardiff: LLWLW
Odds
West Ham: 4/6
Draw: 11/4
Cardiff: 9/2
Prediction
West Ham 2-0 Cardiff: Neil Warnock’s side only have one point away from home
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90+5 mins: West Ham 3 - 1 Cardiff - Murphy
Josh Murphy heads the ball into the net from very close range after meeting it from a corner.
84 mins: Watford 1 - 2 Man City - Doucoure
Delph loses the ball to Delofeu who squares it into the box. Doucoure mishits his header but puts the rebound into the net to give Watford some hope of a point.
88 mins: Watford 1 - 2 Man City
Watford have their tails up now as Man City looked rocked by the goal. Gabriel Jesus employs the tactic of cheating by taking 5 and a half days to leave the pitch as Laporte comes on for him.
90 mins: Watford 1 - 2 Man City
4 minutes added time. 4 minutes for Watford to steal a point.
90+1 mins: Watford 1 - 2 Man City
Corner for Watford, but Man City flick it clear, the ball comes back into the box and Doucoure wins another corner.
Watford 1 - 2 Man City
Watford pile the pressure onto City in the closing minutes but the champions manage to hold on to their goal advantage and come away with three point.
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