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We asked you to tell us one thing that no-one is talking about at West Ham

Here are some of your comments:

Fraser: A lot of West Ham fans who were showering abuse on David Moyes this time last year owe him a big apology. We've gone backwards since turning our back on West Ham's best manager of the Premier League era. However, Potter has what it takes to rebuild the team. He deserves the support and patience that Moyes didn't get for much of his last two years.

Simon: Is Graham Potter really the tactical genius we were led to believe at Brighton? Put simply, no. Another defensive manager whose answer to stop shipping goals is just to have everyone behind the ball all the time. We wait till we are losing, then the second half is better, but the damage is done. I think he'll relegate us if he stays.

Joe: Should West Ham sell players like Paqueta and Kudus to give Potter the funds to build the team he wants? You can tell he isn't confident with the whole squad but needs some serious money to make a team able to compete at the level we want to be

Nicolas: The club splashed the cash last summer and brought in a lot of players, but we may need to do the same again. We have players whose contracts are running out and we also have some players who want to move away, not to mention our loan players who look likely to return to their parent clubs after this campaign. We may need another mini rebuild this summer.

Dave: We've consistently failed to address the major issue of having no pace in the centre of midfield. It's been going on for years. It's what makes us so easy to play through, as it means we have to defend deep and have to counter-attack via our full-backs. Our central midfielders are all good individually - but collectively not so much.

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West Ham fans are not on their own among the Premier League in wishing this season would come to an end.

What was supposed to be a fresh start and a transition out of the David Moyes era has turned into a tortuous campaign, with Julen Lopetegui's arrival failing to have the desired effort and Graham Potter's not being accompanied by the new manager 'bounce' many had hoped for.

Instead, the Hammers are stuck, in a little group of four – that includes Tottenham and Manchester United – in the bottom half of the table, wondering if they can catch Crystal Palace above them, or avoid being caught by Wolves behind. A return to Europe is as far off a target as a relegation battle in terms of reality.

Even the remaining opposition, likely title winners Liverpool and basement boys Southampton are still to be played this month does not really offer a chance to reset as drawing definitive conclusions from either match is going to be futile given the extremes of their respective situations.

As we all know, Potter likes to build. The remaining weeks will be spent working out which players he wants for next season, those he does not and the best way to reset and go again next season.

It might not be an exciting or rewarding final eight games. But the unseen work going on should ensure the Hammers are in a better place by August.

It is now 10 Premier League games in charge of West Ham for Graham Potter and there have been only two wins despite some signs of his playing style beginning to emerge in east London.

With little to play for but pride in the remainder of the season, we want to know what is flying under the radar at the London Stadium - and it certainly is not the atmosphere.

You know your club best so tell us, what is the thing that no-one is talking about at West Ham but really should be?

Let us know here

Highlights and analysis from nine midweek Premier League fixtures.

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• Arsenal 2-1 Fulham

• Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man Utd

• Liverpool 1-0 Everton

• Newcastle 2-1 Brentford

Another day, another Dimitri Payet free-kick stunner.

After we put up his FA Cup strike at Manchester United last week, today is nine years since he scored arguably the best free-kick in Premier League history.

The Frenchman stepped up and sent his 20 yard free-kick arcing past Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and into the top right corner.

Despite Payet's touch of class, the Hammers had to settle for a 2-2 draw against the Eagles in one of the final games at Upton Park.

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We asked for your views on Wolves' win over West Ham on Tuesday

Here are some of your comments.

Wolves fans:

Nathan: Good first half. We withstood the pressure and did what we needed to do in the second. Wolves under Vitor Pereira have worked out how to win and stop conceding so many goals. Long may it continue! I hope the board back him in the summer and we can push on.

Simon: Needlessly holding on at the end and subs should have come on much sooner. So many players were running on empty after playing a relentless pressing game in the first half. A lucky win - a point would have been worse than a defeat after playing so negatively and deep after scoring so early.

Kieran: Twelve points clear - we are staying up. Second half could have been better but we got the points and I think we are safe now.

West Ham fans:

Dave: Inexcusably poor. Wolves were on it in the first half and we decided not to close down at all. Slow passing, no attacking threat and terrible finishing for the three chances we managed to make. Very poor display. Graham Potter has a huge rebuilding job on his hands in the summer.

Ammers: Performance was disgraceful. Potter looks dejected already and it goes to show that it wasn't all down to Julen Lopetegui, and the players owe some of their wages to the supporters.

James: Poor. Hard to see where this team is going at the moment. It was always going to be about seeing the season out and then Potter having the summer to build a team in his identity. Lots of work needed in the transfer window and several players need moving on for any tangible improvements.

Alex Brotherton
BBC Sport journalist

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West Ham underwhelmed for much of their 1-0 defeat by Wolves on Tuesday, but they improved in the second half.

A large reason for that was the half-time introduction of Niclas Fullkrug, who returned from a three-month injury absence to provide much-needed penetration at the top of the pitch.

Injury has limited the German striker to just 10 Premier League appearances since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in a £27m move last summer, but he would have scored his third goal of the season had his header dipped below the crossbar.

"Really good," West Ham boss Graham Potter said of Fullkrug's second half impact.

"[You] can see what he brings to the team. We can go long into him, he picks up second balls, a threat in the box. For the first time he has played 45 minutes for us in a very long time so that's pleasing."

If Fullkrug can stay fit, he could have a fruitful end to the campaign.

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West Ham boss Graham Potter, speaking to Sky Sports about his side's first-half performance: "We had a really good chance, a big chance and we didn't take that one and then they got into the game.

"We wanted to be more compact and as a result the first half wasn't a good one for us. We had to adjust things at half-time and we did. We were better in the second half, some other chances as well, but in the end not enough to win the game.

"It was a game of two halves. If you look at the big chances of the game, probably more for us ironically. From a performance perspective we certainly weren't happy with where we were first half. Second half was a lot better. Tomas' [Soucek] chance at the end was a big chance. We need to be better if we are to do better."

On Niclas Fullkrug: "Really good. Can see what he brings to the team. We can go long into him, he picks up second balls, a threat in the box. For the first time he has played 45 minutes for us in a very long time so that's pleasing."

On motivation for rest of season: "The motivation is to get up the table further. To win more points, every game is important for us. We want to get as many points as we can. To do that you have to play well, we didn't tonight in the first half. We have suffered for that ultimately.

"Some positives but overall we need to be better."

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James Jones
Fan writer

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Niclas Fullkrug's return to the West Ham squad after three months out might just be a bigger boost that many are currently anticipating.

The German has endured a nightmare season in east London. Two long-term injuries, just two goals and an unconvincing presence up front under Julen Lopetegui have left a lot to be desired.

There is subsequently little expectation that his return will kick-start a run of positive results, or even an improvement in the 9.3 shots West Ham have averaged per game since Graham Potter joined the club.

But there is cause for optimism.

Before Fullkrug limped off with a hamstring injury just 15 minutes into Potter's first game, he played a vital role in Lucas Paqueta's opener and was proving to be an effective link-up with West Ham's midfield in possession.

The moment he was forced off, West Ham's attacking impetus changed and we just did not look as effective going forward. It was very clear that Fullkrug's style was well suited to the way Potter intended to play and his absence ever since has led to an ongoing struggle for attacking returns.

He is not expected to walk straight back into Potter's starting XI against Wolves on Tuesday, but he no doubt provides West Ham with something uniquely different that we know can work under the new manager.

If he can remain fit then his return is undoubtedly the boost we did not realise we needed at this stage of the season.

While there is not much left to play for other than league position, ending the season strongly could be the catalyst for a positive summer of recruitment and the right mindset going into 2025-26.

Fullkrug might just be the guy to make that happen.

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Wolves have got a nine-point cushion above the bottom three but they still have a bit of work to do to make sure they are completely safe.

Their best player Matheus Cunha is still suspended, and he is such a big miss.

West Ham are only one place above Wolves, but are another eight points clear.

Their results have not been spectacular under Graham Potter but when I look at them, I do think they are improving - they came very close to beating Everton last time out, and actually deserved the three points there.

I'd like to pick a winner but I am not sure that will get me anywhere - this game smells of a draw.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

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Wolves lost this fixture 2-1 in the 2023-24 season, but have not lost consecutive home league games against West Ham since a run of three between 1920 and 1922.

However, the Hammers have won seven of their past nine league games against Wolves, as many as they had in their previous 23.

Katie Stafford
BBC Sport journalist

West Ham boss Graham Potter has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Premier League game at Wolves (kick-off 19:45 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• He said he has a "relatively full squad" but Crysencio Summerville remains sidelined through injury.

• Forward Niclas Fullkrug is likely to travel after returning to training. Potter added: "He hasn't played competitive football in a while and has had a fairly significant injury, so we will have to build his minutes up."

• He said "it is always good for our players to represent their country" and captain Jarrod Bowen "has come back in a good place" after his first camp under England boss Thomas Tuchel.

• On the two-week break: "There's nothing you can do about the schedule. You just have to hope the players who are away have a positive camp and you work hard with the ones who are here. It's a strange time, but the boys that have been here have worked well and we've used it well in having time to recover a bit and getting to spend time with the family while at the same time working, pushing hard and being ready for when the international boys returned."

• He said he would like to improve West Ham's home record in the run-in as it helps "to build that connection with the fans."

• On Evan Ferguson scoring for Republic of Ireland: "He's been doing a lot well. It was always going to be a bit of patience with him but going away, getting some minutes and scoring is great for a forward."

• In response to some comments that his loan move has been 'a failure so far': "From our perspective, that's unfair. You have to see the context of where he was and the minutes he's played previously. We got him at the early stages of that return to playing stage. To think you can just walk into a Premier League team and hit the ground running is difficult. We are happy with him. He is enjoying his time here and he is ready to help."

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BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty has been answering your questions.

Chris from Tilbury asked: Hi Phil, bearing in mind Graham Potter has literally been hamstrung by having no forwards available how do you think he's started at West Ham? Our away form is solid but at home it's still very Moyes-like.

Phil answered: Very early days and Graham Potter is a builder rather than a quick-fix manager. I was not expecting him to make an instant impact when measured by huge changes and results.

I get the feeling this will be a steady process as this is how he works – although I'm sure he wouldn't mind a run of victories.

I think we will see the real Potter effect at the start of next season when he has had time to work in the summer market.

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Premier League clubs have agreed the dates for the summer transfer window.

The window will open early, between Sunday 1 June and Tuesday 10 June, due to an exceptional registration period relating to the Fifa Club World Cup.

It will then reopen on Monday 16 June and close on Monday 1 September.

There have been many standout free-kicks in the FA Cup over the years, so BBC Sport has wound back the years and selected a few to celebrate all over again.

Dimitri Payet against Manchester United in 2016 - need we say more?

The French wizard left the Red Devils defenders watching the ball fly past David de Gea into the back of the net from almost 30 yards out to give West Ham the lead at Old Trafford.

Payet celebrated his "magnificent" goal with a knee slide into the corner flag in front of the travelling fans.

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