West Ham United vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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West Ham made the latest upward move in the seesaw relegation battle with a nervy 1-0 Premier League win over basement side Southampton.
After results on Saturday conspired to leave the Hammers second from bottom, Nayef Aguerd’s first-half header rocketed them to the heady heights of 14th.
‘Must-win’ games have been a regular occurrence for under-pressure manager David Moyes this season, but just as they had done against Everton and Nottingham Forest recently, his team pulled out a victory when they needed it most.
With Leicester the latest club to swing the axe - the news of Brendan Rodgers’ departure filtered through during this match - only Moyes and Steve Cooper at Forest of the bottom nine sides have kept their jobs this season.
West Ham United vs Southampton
WEST HAM SUBS: Alphonse Areola, Aaron Cresswell, Vladimir Coufal, Angelo Ogbonna, Manuel Lanzini, Flynn Downes, Pablo Fornals, Michail Antonio, Maxwel Cornet
West Ham United vs Southampton
WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Thilo Kehrer, Kurt Zouma, Naif Aguerd, Emerson; Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice; Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Said Benrahma; Danny Ings
West Ham United vs Southampton
This is a crucial game in the race for Premier League survival, with both sides in the bottom three. West Ham - who are unbeaten in their last five home games - are in 19th place, while Southampton are one place below at the foot of the table in 20th. A victory for West Ham would lift them to safety for the time being, but a first win in four for Ruben Selles’ side would put them level on points with Everton in 17th.
West Ham United vs Southampton
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West Ham United vs Southampton
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