West Ham United beat Fulham 3-1 on Friday evening.
West Ham United picked up a victory on Friday night, beating London neighbours Fulham 3-1 at the London Stadium in a come-from-behind win.
The Hammers were back in action after an extended break, but their time away didn’t seem to do them much good early on as they started poorly at the London Stadium.
After missing a huge opportunity, Ryan Babel did put Fulham into the lead, firing home from close range from a fine Ryan Sessegnon cross.
However, the goal sprung West Ham into life, and the equaliser came controversially as Javier Hernandez handled the ball into the net from an Angelo Ogbonna flick-on.
Issa Diop added a second before Fulham grew back into the game in the second half, only for Michail Antonio to wrap up the win for West Ham in the dying embers of the game.
Fulham are running out of time to save themselves from the drop, and if they do return to the Championship, then top goalscorer Aleksandar Mitrovic will surely be returning to the Premier League.
The Serbian has hit 10 goals this season in a struggling side, and was again starved of quality service against West Ham, though his hold-up play and physicality posed their defence problems throughout.
After the game, a host of West Ham fans took to Twitter to call for the club to sign Mitrovic this summer, feeling that he is a ‘beast’ and must be brought in to bolster Manuel Pellegrini’s options.
Some think he can be a fine replacement for Marko Arnautovic or an upgrade on Andy Carroll, with many supporters impressed with his display despite failing to find the net.
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