Aaron Cresswell and the boys could hardly have been more thrilled with the performance at Stoke – not their happiest Hammers hunting ground down the years – as old boy Marko Arnautovic really put the knife into Mark Hughes’ outfit.
Speaking after the game Cressie said: We’re delighted, especially as that’s three clean sheets on a spin! The main thing was that we got the three points.
“Obviously, it was a tough sort of afternoon, with the game being delayed, but all the lads were brilliant and we relaxed for the hour we had to wait.
“I thought the lads were excellent today. I thought Marko was brilliant, along with Michail. On another day with more luck, Arnie could have had a hat-trick but he’s got the second goal and sealed the win.
He told the official site: “We defended well, went forward well, got three goals, three points and a clean sheet. It hasn’t been good enough. Stoke away is never easy, but we got three points. What more can you ask for?”
The Irons now return to action on Tuesday evening, when we travel to Arsenal in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, before welcoming Newcastle United to London Stadium for the final Premier League home game of the year next Saturday afternoon.
