West Ham United vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
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West Ham United vs Fulham
Contrary to West Ham's well-aged group (28y 230d), 19-year-old Earthy is a ray of youth and showed good formative signs since entering the fray, looking for the ball and trying to lift the deflated crowd. We're still waiting here, for the young man to leave the field.
West Ham United vs Fulham
The stretcher is on and it's Earthy who is down. That's nasty, you could really see his head recoil on landing after challenging in the air. His teammates formed a wall around the youngster, but now the medics are in to take control. Hopefully the homegrown talent is not too severly injured. It looks as if the creative midfielder will be replaced just after having come on, unfortunately...
West Ham United vs Fulham
Earthy plays it to Soucek who finds Johnson. There's no one in the box of note, yet the defender pings one in nonetheless and wins his side a corner off of Bassey's block. It comes to nothing however, and now there's some concern as a West Ham player has fallen awkwardly.
West Ham United vs Fulham
Substitution Michail Gregory Antonio George Earthy
West Ham United vs Fulham
We enter the final ten minutes here and West Ham are looking a little toothless - especially in the face of Fulham's propensity to look dangerous on the counter.
West Ham United vs Fulham
Antonio makes a brilliant run. He beats two men just inside Fulham's half. Wilson has had enough though and brings him down. The free-kick on the left comes in and Tosin heads away.
West Ham United vs Fulham
Fulham really looking good here. Wilson works it in from the right yet West Ham half-clear. Willian gets a shot off but it's blocked.
West Ham United vs Fulham
Fabianski is busy again as he makes a fine stop down to his left. Muniz is chasing his effort down low and the Pole drives to his byline to claw it away from his feet.
West Ham United vs Fulham
Substitution Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
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