West Ham United beat Middlesbrough 3-1 at the Riverside Stadium.
Sam Byram has told West Ham United’s official website that Aaron Cresswell was laughing at him during his side’s most recent match against Middlesbrough.
Byram was selected to start by Slaven Bilic at the Riverside Stadium, with the right-back edging ever closer to full match fitness.
The former Leeds United man has missed much of the season with injury, but appears to be getting his match sharpness back now.
Byram was in good form against Middlesbrough, as he helped West Ham pick up a 3-1 win.
However, Cresswell could not stop himself from laughing at Byram, as he had to mark Boro’s Adama Traore during the contest.
Traore is one of the speediest players in the Premier League, and can be a real threat.
And Byram said: “I saw Cress laughing at half-time when he saw he (Traore) had come over to my side!
“He is said to be the fastest player in the Premier League, so it was a test I’d not faced before.
“He’s obviously a different type of player, so you’ve just got to do what you can to try and stop him. I think we dealt with the test well and everyone is feeling really positive at the moment.”
The Hammers scored twice through Andy Carroll, and added a third when Jonathan Calleri found the back of the net late on.
West Ham’s win over Boro is their fifth in their last seven league matches, and it has lifted them up to 10th in the Premier League table.
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