Hammers relief but there’s surely more to come

Match verdict by Hughie Southon

Relief rather than excitement has to be the verdict of a match which whilst not seeing the Hammers at their best certainly showed them at their most determined.

They managed to survive three or four missed Scamacca efforts to come from behind and win a game which hadn’t started at all well.

Frankly it is hard to understand how Moyes sets up the team to allow the opposition so much early ball and we almost paid a very heavy price,

Instead, Daws made the absolute most of the ref’s determination to stop so much holding at the back, finally giving a spot kick as the offences grew worse and worse after an early foul on our No 15.

When that was followed by a beautiful Scamacca chipped effort and a late strike from Antonio things turned out as they should have done but this was never a cruise.

There were plenty worthy of honourable mentions and with Paqueta starting to show why we played a club record fee for him this summer the future is looking bright.

Goodness knows where this team may go when he hits his form and Kehrer is another who looks business along with the rapidly advancing Bowen and Declan.

We may not be entirely convincing but things are starting to look a lot more as they should be.