Frank Lampard: West Ham United’s players are scared of their own supporters

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West Ham United were beaten 4-1 by Liverpool at the London Stadium yesterday.

Frank Lampard has told BT Sport that West Ham United’s players are scared of the crowd at the London Stadium.

West Ham’s home form has been poor ever since they moved to the London Stadium at the start of the last season, with visiting sides often coming away victorious.

West Ham were once again hammered in front of their own supporters yesterday, as Liverpool won 4-1 at Slaven Bilic’s side’s new home.

And Lampard believes that it has now got to the point where West Ham’s players are scared of their own supporters.

“You can call that fear. They’re scared of the crowd,” the Chelsea legend said. “The gap in class is the biggest problem for West Ham.”

The atmosphere at the London Stadium yesterday was certainly not the most positive, with West Ham’s supporters’ frustrations obvious.

The Hammers were simply awful in the first half, as Liverpool eased into a 2-0 lead without getting out of first gear.

West Ham did improve marginally in the second period, but their defending was shambolic, and they ended up slipping to a 4-1 defeat.

The Hammers are now in 17th place in the Premier League table, and Bilic appears to be heading towards the exit door, unless his side’s form dramatically improves after the international break.