Zaza produces an outstanding stat

Simone Zaza produced an outstanding stat during his performance against Palace at the weekend.

For the frst time this season the Italian striker drew some much needed accolades from the Hammers fans as he attempts to show he is worth a £20 million move to the club.

And the Daily Mail highlighted his performance as their first call in a feature described as 10 things we learned this wekend.

Ralph Ellis wrote: Italian striker Simone Zaza is coming to terms with the physical side of the Premier League after giving a tireless display helping Slaven Bilic’s side achieve their 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.

West Ham’s previous away trip at West Brom ended with the 25-year-old on-loan Juventus striker getting hauled off at half-time after fighting only one duel for the ball.

At Selhurst Park he proved he’s learned from that by winning 16 of an astonishing 26 duels, the most fought by any Premier League player this weekend.