West Ham United beat Crystal Palace 1-0 on Saturday.
West Ham United star Michail Antonio has claimed to the club’s official website that they knew a win was coming before the victory over Crystal Palace.
The Hammers travelled to Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon looking to turn around their dreadful start to the season.
They managed to do just that as a goal from Manuel Lanzini saw them to a 1-0 win, just their second of the campaign so far.
The result came as something of a surprise given the two teams’ recent form, with Palace having gone five games unbeaten beforehand.
Not to Antonio, though, who claims that he and his Hammers teammates knew the win was coming.
“We knew it [the win] was coming – we just needed to make sure we gelled together and kept a clean sheet because we always believe we will score goals,” he told the club’s official website.
“It’s nice to get that clean sheet and a win, so onwards and upwards. The boys are buzzing and can’t wait for the next game.”
West Ham will now be keen to continue their form with another victory next time around.
This result took them up to 15th in the table but they are still only a point outside the relegation zone and will need to put a run together to open up a greater gap in the weeks ahead.
West Ham have a strong chance to make it back-to-back wins next weekend when they take on bottom of the table Sunderland at the London Stadium.
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