West Ham United beat Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park on Sunday.
West Ham United finally picked up their first points of the Premier League season as they convincingly beat Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Hammers came into the game having lost each of their four league games under new boss Manuel Pellegrini, with many expecting a major response after the international break, having lost 1-0 to Wolves in their last outing.
The travelling Hammers fans got exactly what they wanted, as they saw their side blow Everton away, starting with Marko Arnautovic breaking clear of the defence before finding Andriy Yarmolenko, who hit home the opener from close range.
Poor distribution from Everton stopper Jordan Pickford saw Yarmolenko gain possession down the right flank, and he was able to cut inside and curl home a stunning second on his left foot for the Hammers.
Midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson did pull one back for Everton before the break with a fine header from Jonjoe Kenny’s cross, but West Ham manager to see out the storm and even managed to kill the game off when Pedro Obiang found Arnautovic, who converted to make it 3-1.
West Ham had a couple of late scares, with Oumar Niasse hitting the crossbar, but they have returned to East London with all three points, and a host of stars impressed in claret and blue this afternoon.
A host of West Ham players impressed, and defender Issa Diop received huge praise for his performance from fans on Twitter, with the centre back turning in arguably his best performance since his big summer move from Toulouse.
The giant centre back was praised for being just what West Ham have needed in defence, with many hailing him for being a brick wall and even a possible future West Ham captain if he continues to impress having starred at Goodison Park.
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