West Ham United lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool on Wednesday night.
West Ham United’s poor form continued on Wednesday night, as they were beaten 2-0 at home by Liverpool.
The Hammers not only went into the game having been dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship side West Bromwich Albion, but also with just one point in their last three Premier League games.
Beating Liverpool always seemed unlikely, and West Ham did actually put up a fight, but Liverpool took the lead in the first half as Divock Origi was fouled for a penalty, which Mohamed Salah converted.
Salah then teed up Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the break to seal a 2-0 win for the Reds, who moved another step closer to clinching the Premier League title.
David Moyes won’t have enjoyed a fourth straight league game without a win, but he will have seem some encouraging signs – particularly from teenager Jeremy Ngakia.
Moyes made the bold decision to give teenager Ngakia his Premier League debut against Liverpool, starting him at right back as Pablo Zabaleta needed a rest and Ryan Fredericks is out injured.
Ngakia fared well even against the European and World champions, and fans took to Twitter to rave about the 19-year-old’s performance, branding him ‘mustard’.
Others now think that Ngakia is the best right back at the club and should start every week, with Moyes’ gamble seemingly paying off in the eyes of West Ham fans, even if it didn’t translate to points on the pitch last night.
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