West Ham vs Huddersfield as it happened: Pedro Obiang and Andre Ayew give home side a vital win
Relive West Ham's vital win at the London Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Slaven Bilic got the birthday present he so desperately needed as West Ham hauled themselves off the foot of the Premier League table with a 2-0 victory over Huddersfield.
Second-half goals from Pedro Obiang - thanks to a huge deflection - and Andre Ayew secured the Hammers' first league win of the season.
Victory came as a huge relief to manager Bilic, who must have feared he might go the same way as Frank de Boer at Crystal Palace had his side lost their fourth straight game.
Instead it was a happy homecoming for the Hammers, playing their first game of the season at the London Stadium, and a happy 49th birthday for the boss.
Relive all of the action below.
Star man
Michail Antonio. The winger, who missed the start of the season through injury, was back to his menacing best and gave Chris Lowe such a torrid evening the left-back was substituted midway through in the second half
Moment of the match
Pedro Obiang hit a speculative, to say the least, shot towards goal which looped up off the back of Mathias Jorgensen and crept inside the post - the first league goal Huddersfield have conceded this season.
Data point
West Ham keeper Joe Hart kept a first clean sheet in 23 league matches, stretching back to January. Town's Jonas Lossl missed out on becoming only the fourth keeper in Premier League history to keep clean sheets in his first four matches.
Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of West Ham vs Huddersfield in the Premier League.
Big Sam rules himself out of Palace contention
Frank de Boer became the Premier League's first managerial casualty of the season earlier today but former manager Sam Allardyce, speaking just moments ago on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football, has ruled himself out of the running for the job.
He said: "I spoke to (chairman) Steve [Parish] late this afternoon and said I wouldn't be ready to come back. I made the decision and I wouldn't feel comfortable at this moment in time taking any position as a football manager."
Countdown to kick-off
The atmosphere is building at the London Stadium. We're 45 minutes away from kick-off.
West Ham boss Bilic speaks pre-match
On Andy Carroll's return: "Andy always has a big impact. Whether he starts or he comes on. He's fit, he looks sharp, he looks good in training. We didn't play him against Newcastle because we wanted to make sure he was fit. He's trained for the last couple of weeks so it's a big boost for us. We know what he can bring but it's about the team, it's not only about Andy Carroll."
On the importance of a good performance and a win: "We need the points. In the Premier League, to get points you need a good performance. A performance that is solid enough, with a lot of spirit, with a lot of energy and a lot of winning second balls. We definitely need a good performance."
Quotes from Sky Sports
Arnie's in the house
The Hammers' summer signing is suspended after seeing red against Southampton in August.
Huddersfield manager David Wagner speaks pre-match
On the challenge posed by West Ham: "It's a big one, a difficult one, but I think, like always, we should be focused on ourselves and I hope we are prepared."
On naming an unchanged side: "It wasn't in my mind to keep the same players but it's happened."
On the excitement of playing in the London Stadium: "We are excited, it's a great occasion. Even if we like to make ourselves independent from the circumstance, I think it's easier to play in this occasion rather than a Championship game on a Tuesday night. Nothing is better than this."
On whether West Ham's struggles will help Huddersfield: "To be honest, this is nothing we can influence. We will make ourselves independent from the circumstances and we will be focused on ourselves and try to cause West Ham as many problems as possible."
Quotes from Sky Sports
West Ham vs Huddersfield H2H - last five meetings
- West Ham 3-0 Huddersfield, League Cup (September 1997)
- Huddersfield 1-0 West Ham, League Cup (September 1997)
- West Ham 3-0 Huddersfield, Old Division One (March 1972)
- Huddersfield 4-2 West Ham, FA Cup (February 1972)
- Huddersfield 1-0 West Ham, Old Division One (November 1971)
We're not too sure how much of a bearing these results will have on tonight's game.
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