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 vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League updates

• West Ham take on Southampton in a Premier League relegation ‘six-pointer’ at the London Stadium
• West Ham XI: Fabianski, Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson, Rice, Bowen, Soucek, Paqueta, Benrahma, Ings
• Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Caleta-Car, Perraud, S Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi, Walcott, Mara

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Amstrong tries to drive into a busy West Ham box but Rice denies him on the edge with a great tackle.

2 April 2023 14:17

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Another Walcott cross is well dealt with by Fabianski, but there was no danger from the Southampton attack.

2 April 2023 14:15

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The atmosphere is relatively flat at London Stadium for what is such a big game for both sides.

2 April 2023 14:14

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Benrahma looks for Paqueta with a low cross into the penalty box but the poor attempt is well dealt with by Southampton who get the ball out of danger.

2 April 2023 14:13

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Walcott darts down Southampton's right channel in an attempt to get in behind the West Ham defence and pull a cross back for Mara, but his delivery is straight into the arms of Fabianski.

2 April 2023 14:10

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Soucek looks for Benrahama on the touchline but sends his pass out of play. A sloppy start to this game.

2 April 2023 14:08

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Benrahma looks for Paqueta with an inswinging cross towards the back post, but the ball is slightly ahead of the Brazilian and runs out of play for a goal kick.

2 April 2023 14:07

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West Ham fly forward and Ings receives the ball with his back to goal on the edge of the box, but is dispossessed by Lavia as he looks for a pass.

2 April 2023 14:05

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Bazunu sends the pass wide to Perraud and kicks the ball straight out of play in a hesitant start for the away side.

2 April 2023 14:03

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Southampton get the game underway.

2 April 2023 14:02