The Hammers were beaten 3-0 in their first pre-seson friendly in Seattle during the early hours of this morning – but no surprise there to be honest.

Whilst Seattle Sounders are in the middle of a busy League programme as they bid to reach the play-offs in the Western Championship, the Hammers only returned to work last Friday.

And they have had to cope with a long flight and just a couple of days training before being launched into the game.

www.whufc reports a  42nd-minute penalty won and converted by Sounders striker Herculez Gomez after Adrian had brought down the former United States international, and a quickfire second-half double from leading goalscorer Jordan Morris, put paid to our hopes of getting anything from the game.

A full report on the game can be read at  at http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/July/6-July/Winless-in-Seattle#OwJ1q97sg9Uzywwx.99