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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
SOUTHAMPTON HIT THE BAR! Onuachu rises highest in the penalty box to meet Ward-Prowse's cross and rattles the crossbar with his header. The rebound falls to Walker-Peters, who sends his curled effort inches over the bar. A huge let off for West ham!
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Substitution Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima Pablo Fornals Malla
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PAQUETA FIRES OVER! He brings the ball down at the back post and takes aim at goal, but gets it all wrong from a tight angle as he slices the ball and his shot is off target.
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BAZUNU TIPS OVER THE BAR! Bowen's deflected shot pings into the air and towards Bazunu's goal, but the goalkeeper is at full stretch and tips the looped ball over the bar.
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WEST HAM COME CLOSE! Emerson just about keeps the ball in play as he cuts back a cross on the byline with Bowen lurking in the middle, but he can't quite reach the England international as the ball is bundled on by Bazunu.
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Perraud does excellently to take on Kehrer and cut inside onto his right foot, but as he looks for a Southampton body in the box his pass is cut out by Rice.
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