West Ham United beat Hull City 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.
West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan has told the club’s official website that the result was all that mattered in the unconvincing 1-0 win over Hull City on Saturday afternoon.
The Hammers had picked up four points from two games having drawn 2-2 at Liverpool and beat Burnley 1-0 in midweek, and were looking for another three points as they took on a struggling Hull side at the London Stadium.
West Ham United’s Winston Reid in action with Hull City’s Sam Clucas
Mike Phelan’s side had won just one away game in the Premier League this season, meaning West Ham had a great chance to claim a fourth league win at their new home – but they made hard work of the Tigers.
Mark Noble’s second-half penalty won the game for West Ham, but Hull could have easily claimed something from the game having hit the woodwork on a number of occasions, but West Ham rode their luck and claimed all three points.
The result takes West Ham up into 13th place in the Premier League table, five points clear of the relegation zone after a strong week of results for manager Slaven Bilic.
West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan
After the final whistle, West Ham’s co-chairman David Sullivan spoke about the result, telling the club’s official website that the Hammers deserved some luck going their way against the Tigers.
Sullivan did though criticise the general display, saying it was ‘not a good performance’ from Bilic’s side, but with some poor recent results, claiming the win was all that mattered.
Sullivan also praised two Hammers stars, claiming that Winston Reid and Cheikhou Kouyate were ‘immense’ in defence, whilst also hailing Michail Antonio and returning striker Andy Carroll before noting that Hull will feel hard done by.
“While a week ago things looked a bit bleak, we can now enjoy our Christmas and go to Swansea City on Boxing Day with real optimism,” said Sullivan. “Don’t get me wrong, Saturday’s 1-0 win over Hull City was not a good performance and we rode our luck, but we have been due some luck. However, the game was all about the result, that was the only thing that mattered.”
“As Slaven said himself, our first-half performance was not particularly good, but we did not let Hull score – with a bit of help from the goalpost – and then improved after some changes at half-time. The second half was better, and we created chances either side of Mark Noble’s penalty.”
“In addition, Andy Carroll came through a full game for the first time since August, Cheikhou Kouyate and Winston Reid were immense in defence, Michail Antonio never stopped running – the whole team worked together to get the win. I’ve been in football more than long enough to know you don’t always get what you deserve, and Hull will feel hard done by, as I have said already, the result was all that mattered,” he added.
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