West Ham United vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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West Ham made the latest upward move in the seesaw relegation battle with a nervy 1-0 Premier League win over basement side Southampton.
After results on Saturday conspired to leave the Hammers second from bottom, Nayef Aguerd’s first-half header rocketed them to the heady heights of 14th.
‘Must-win’ games have been a regular occurrence for under-pressure manager David Moyes this season, but just as they had done against Everton and Nottingham Forest recently, his team pulled out a victory when they needed it most.
With Leicester the latest club to swing the axe - the news of Brendan Rodgers’ departure filtered through during this match - only Moyes and Steve Cooper at Forest of the bottom nine sides have kept their jobs this season.
West Ham United vs Southampton
The warm-ups are complete and the players have emerged from the tunnel ready for kick-off.
West Ham United vs Southampton
West Ham are ranked 15th in goals scored per match (0.9 goals), while Southampton are ranked 16th (0.8 goals).
West Ham United vs Southampton
There’s a couple of changes for the visitors. Caleta-Car comes in at the back in place of the injured Armel Bella-Kotchap, while Mara replaces Che Adams who is also sidelined.
West Ham United vs Southampton
West Ham have made one change to the side that drew 1-1 to Aston Villa in the Hammers’ last Premier League outing. Fabianski returns from injury and replaces Areola in goal.
West Ham United vs Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Alex McCarthy; Lyanco, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Carlos Alcaraz, Ibrahima Diallo, Joe Aribo, Mislav Orsic, Paul Onuachu, Kamaldeen Sulemana
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