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Late heartbreak for Hammers against Palace

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Michael Olise scored a 93rd minute winner to condemn West Ham to a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace.

The French winger cut in from the right flank and sent an effort towards goal, which looped over Lukasz Fabianski and into the back of the net.

It was a poor game played in the pouring rain at the London Stadium, and the Hammers were not really deserving of a point, if truth be told.

Said Benrahma scored a brilliant opener, slamming the ball into the top corner from 20 yards from Lucas Paqueta’s pass, just 13 minutes in.

On 40 minutes, though, a defensive calamity gave Palace an equaliser. The ball was played to Thilo Kehrer at right-back but he was robbed by Eberechi Eze, who fed Wilfried Zaha, who scored.

The Hammers did think they had a penalty in the 82nd minute, when Mikey Antonio went down under Marc Guehi’s challenge, but while the referee pointed to the spot, he was overruled by VAR.

And Olise found time in injury time to bend a ball into the top corner, giving Palace three points.

It was a heartbreaking way for the Hammers to lose, but it was another game in which they simply didn’t have the quality in the final third required to win the game.

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3 comments

  • SelsdonHammer says:

    Moyes said recently that he wasnt considering the possibility of relegation this season. Maybe he needs to have a careful look at the table now.

    • johnham1 says:

      N9 one can any longer defend Moyes. He has rannhus course. Today he sent out a team that contained both Spucek and Biwen who yet again were both dreadful. Then he decides to take soucek andcrepkace him with another defensive player instead of bringing Fornals a crestive pkatater on instead. He is afraid of losing instead of wanting to win, he has to go its tine.

  • wally1982 says:

    Once again some truly mind boggingly decisions by Moyes.
    His substitutions and game management are awful.
    The team Play hardly any forward passes all first half, instwad of changing his midfield by putting better ball players on he decides to take take off scamacca. 2nd half antonio upfront and we play hardly any forward passes. And when we do they bounce of antonio and we give possession away.
    Looking for a goal take benrahma off instead of bowen who’s been terrible all season.
    And once again Kehrer involved in us conceding again. He truely is a bad defender.

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