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West Ham picked up just their third win in their last 14 games in the Premier League (D2 L9), with all three of those wins coming against south coast opposition. Southampton have lost three of their last four Prem outings (W1), as many as they had in their previous 12 games (W7 D2 L3).

West Ham have won five consecutive games against Southampton in the league; their joint-longest winning run against an opponent in the competition. Southampton have suffered consecutive away defeats in the same Prem season for the first time since March 2019.

Jarrod Bowen became the first English player to score on his first Prem start for West Ham since Kevin Nolan in August 2012 (v Aston Villa).

I think that’s the way it went in my dreams last night. The assistant manager said the keeper liked to go down quickly. I got enough on it to dink it over him.

JARROD BOWEN