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
West Ham took their time to get going but finally got the better of Southampton after gradually growing into the game and taking advantage of some sloppy defending. Fabianski has been lively whenever the visitors have threatened the West Ham goal - especially to keep out a great Perraud effort - and the Hammers take a well-deserved lead at the break.
West Ham United vs Southampton
BOWEN HITS THE WOODWORK! Bowen cuts inside from the left onto his right foot just inside the 18-yard box and looks to curl an effort into the top far corner, only to be denied by the crossbar with Bazunu well beaten.
West Ham United vs Southampton
Benrahma slips the ball through for Ings who is in on goal but the striker takes a poor touch and Bednerek sends the loose ball behind, but Ings was offside.
West Ham United vs Southampton
There will be three minutes of additional time at the end of the first half.
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