West Ham 3-2 Burnley: What Nuno saidpublished at 17:41 GMT
17:41 GMT
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West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo to BBC Match of the Day after their 3-2 victory against Burnley: "Very, very happy. I am happy for the boys and our fans. This was a massive game for us.
"The goal we conceded, the reaction was good. We have proved we want to change things, we want to be strong characters. The boys on the pitch are showing this slowly.
"All the squad will be needed, the boys coming on understand what is needed. It doesn't matter who puts it in, as long as it goes. And we needed it.
"The midfielders work hard and they are complementing each other. In the middle of the park we have a lot of good options and the boys are doing really well.
"Arriving to the Premier League for any player is really difficult. We have a lot of players who we need to be patient with.
"I think it's a small step, Another day where we have achieved something at London Stadium which means a lot. But we will not get carried away."
West Ham analysis: Day ends on high after funereal startpublished at 17:19 GMT
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Emlyn Begley BBC Sport journalist
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For a long period of the 3-2 win over Burnley it looked as if it was going to be total misery for West Ham - with fans calling for chairman David Sullivan and vice-chair Karren Brady to resign in the latest of several fan protests.
They are furious with a host of things including London Stadium, a change of the club crest, poor investment in the squad and the failure to build on winning the 2023 Conference League.
On the pitch boss Nuno Espirito Santo has not had a magic wand since replacing Graham Potter, with this his sixth game, but this is now a second win in a row after beating Newcastle last weekend.
The result was better than the performance but the three points were what West Ham needed here.
Had Callum Wilson not struck just before half-time it is likely they would have been booed off at the break. But he did. And then, with Martin Dubravka giving them a helping hand, they scored twice from loose balls to complete a turnaround win.
Tomas Soucek, a 62nd-minute substitute for the injured Freddy Potts, and Kyle Walker-Peters with his first Premier League goal since 2022, were the decisive figures. Though fortunately for them the final whistle went moments after Josh Cullen made it 3-2.
Sutton's predictions: West Ham v Burnleypublished at 11:41 GMT
11:41 GMT
If they rock up and play in the manner they did when they beat Newcastle United here last week, then there is only one winner - but will we see Nuno Espirito Santo's side play with that same intensity?
I thought Freddie Potts did well on his first senior start against the Magpies, Lucas Paqueta was at his mercurial best, and Jarrod Bowen impressed me with his strong running.
But the problem here is that this is exactly the kind of game where you expect West Ham to win and they mess it up.
Burnley are awkward opponents and they have got a bit about them.
They are nothing like the open and expansive side under Vincent Kompany a few years back. There was a softness about that Clarets side, which simply isn't there any more.
So West Ham are going to have to work hard to win this - and maybe Callum Wilson holds the key. He was a nuisance last time out and it meant Bowen did not have to carry the team.
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West Ham v Burnley: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 18:57 GMT 7 November
18:57 GMT 7 November
Tom McCoy BBC Sport journalist
West Ham have the chance to climb out of the relegation zone as they face a Burnley side one place above them in 17th in the table on Saturday (15:00 GMT). BBC Sport examines some of the key themes before the match.
Hammers hope for repeat performance
The Hammers claimed their first home win of the season last weekend and are vying for back-to-back top-flight victories, a feat they have managed only once since David Moyes departed as manager in May 2024.
Not only did West Ham deservedly beat the Magpies, dominating in terms of expected goals and shots on target, they demonstrated rarely seen fighting spirit, refusing to let heads drop despite Jacob Murphy's fourth-minute opener for the visitors.
It was the first time the Hammers have come from behind to claim three points since May 2024, ending a winless run of 32 league matches in which they trailed.
Nuno Espirito Santo's team will hope to maintain that momentum against a Burnley side who are winless in the previous six meetings between the sides.
Can shot-shy Clarets claim another clutch win?
Burnley failed to register a shot on target in their defeat by Arsenal, and while the Gunners are the most formidable defensive unit in Europe right now, the Clarets' lack of cutting edge has been a recurring issue.
They have attempted just 74 shots in the top flight this season, comfortably the league's lowest figure.
Their average of 7.4 shots per game is also the lowest ever across a Premier League season in the 28 years that such data has been recorded.
However, Scott Parker's team have been clinical with the few opportunities they have created, with their shot conversion rate of 16.2% second only to Tottenham this term.
Crucially, they have also demonstrated a knack for claiming clutch wins against potential relegation rivals, beating both Leeds and Wolves last month.
They won at Molineux in their last away match so are seeking to win consecutive top-flight matches on the road for the first time since July 2020 – with the second game in that sequence a 1-0 victory at West Ham.
Tuchel names England squad published at 10:21 GMT 7 November
10:21 GMT 7 November
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England boss Thomas Tuchel has named his 25-man squad for the final time this year ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania.
The Three Lions have already secured qualification.
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle).
Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham), John Stones (Manchester City).
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Alex Scott (Bournemouth), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, on loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
Nuno on injuries, 'diamond you have to polish' Diouf and Burnleypublished at 14:22 GMT 6 November
14:22 GMT 6 November
Karan Vinod BBC Sport journalist
West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Burnley at London Stadium (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
On team news: "Konstantinos Mavropanos and Niclas Fullkrug are improving and starting to work, in different stages - Tinos is still individual work, Niclas is progressing with the group. Many players we have to manage, individual programmes and treatments. Some of them [picked up injuries after Newcastle], but let's see who is available for the match."
Nuno expressed his satisfaction with the way his side responded after falling behind to Newcastle United, describing the reaction as "positive" and "the best thing to happen to us." He added that he was particularly pleased with how his players "reacted against adversity", showing resilience and character throughout the match.
On the tactical takeaways from Newcastle win: "We competed really well, but the process is never over. There is no starting XI, there is a squad that is available for us to try to use. As long as they are healthy and committed, we have solutions."
Nuno singled out Freddie Potts for praise following his display against Newcastle, saying the young midfielder had a "fantastic match" and "almost all of his actions were accurate". Nuno also highlighted that Potts "did what the team needed at the moment with balance and his presence". However, he was quick to temper expectations, reminding that it was still only "one game" and insisting that both Potts, fans and the rest of the squad "shouldn't get carried away".
On transfer speculation surrounding Fullkrug: "Everybody does their job in this industry. My job is to coach. What I see is we arrived and Niclas played the first two games. Unfortunately, he got injured and now he is coming back. If we can get him healthy and ready to go, he is another option for the team. This is how I see it."
Nuno played down the importance of league standings at this stage, insisting the Premier League table "is not a reference" for his players. While acknowledging that they are aware they are "in a bad position", he stressed that the focus remains solely on "improving".
On Malick Diouf: "He's a beautiful boy, someone really special. He's so sensitive. I think he's living a dream. A lot of things to improve, a lot of talent, physicality, something really special - it's like a diamond you have to polish."
On switching the positions of central defenders: "It's just a detail we believe can help our game, defensively. We have done it before. We have to improve players, but are they versatile enough to give us different things from different positions."
Nuno believes the presence of Callum Wilson will be a major asset for his team, saying the striker had a "good game" against Newcastle and that his "experience can really help the team".
On Burnley: "Totally different match - totally different team with good players. Burnley under Scott [Parker] have been hard. We've been watching how good they've been, and we expect a totally different match."
Is Bowen a faithful or a traitor? Your West Ham round table choicespublished at 13:16 GMT 6 November
13:16 GMT 6 November
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With the countdown to the Celebrity Traitors final under way, we asked you which West Ham player or manager - past or present - would make the best traitor and faithful.
Here are some of your comments:
Jan: Jarrod Bowen would be our faithful. Declan Rice has traitor written all over him!
Joe: Everyone is going to pick Bowen as a faithful... so for that reason I think he would make the perfect traitor!
Paul: Traitor - Paul Ince after wearing a Manchester United shirt while still being a Hammer. Faithful - Trevor Brooking for a being a one-club man even after we were relegated in the 1977-78 season when he was still an England player.
Nick: The perfect faithful would be Tomas Soucek because he is always Mr Reliable and gives 100%. The perfect traitor would be Callum Wilson because he is a cheeky chap - he could get people on side with his charm but then steal a team-mate's goal last second.
Dave: Faithful - Bowen. Traitors - David Sullivan and Karren Brady for dragging us to a rented athletics stadium.
Who would make the best West Ham traitor and faithful?published at 15:53 GMT 5 November
15:53 GMT 5 November
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Challenges. Leaders and followers. Tactics. Second guessing and wondering where to turn next.
This could be any game of football in the Premier League this weekend.
It is also the plot to any episode of BBC's hit show - The Traitors.
The countdown to the end game of the Celebrity series is on, but, while we wait for that, we want to know which West Ham player (or manager) - past or present - you think would make the best traitor, and who would be more suited to the role of a faithful.
Was it the way they could appear at the back post without anyone noticing? Or could they stop anybody getting past them?
'West Ham have yet another exciting prospect on their hands'published at 14:16 GMT 4 November
14:16 GMT 4 November
James Jones Fan writer
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The Academy of Football has developed some of England's greatest players; from Bobby Moore to Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard to Declan Rice, with others such as Joe Cole, Jermain Defoe and Michael Carrick in there too. West Ham know a thing or two about youth.
Freddie Potts is the latest academy product to impress in the first team. His first Premier League start against Newcastle on Sunday rightly has many anticipating another superstar in the making.
We have to be careful when heaping such high praise on young footballers. The pressure to succeed at any level of the game, let alone the very top, can be crippling. We have seen it so many times, not just at West Ham but throughout world football. But Potts' full Premier League debut was so impressive, he deserves all the praise coming his way this week.
West Ham have struggled immensely this season, especially in midfield, and Nuno Espirito Santo's decision to give Potts his first top-flight start was arguably a few weeks too late.
But it was a decision that paid off as the 22-year-old looked so composed up against a very athletic and physical midfield three. The youngster read the game really well, was positive in possession and did not look out of place in a game with so much at stake for his side. It was like he had been playing at this level for several years.
Former academy graduate Carrick said on Match of the Day: "The biggest thing, for me, was how he just slot in and played his position with real understanding. He never really looked flustered, never looked out of position. He did his job fantastically well.
"You can't underestimate coming into that environment, in a game of that stature, to come in and just be himself. He looked like he was being himself and he coped with it ever so well. I was massively impressed."
That is incredibly high praise for Potts from a fellow West Ham academy graduate, who played in the same position and who went on to win it all.
It might be too soon to start making comparisons, but in Potts, West Ham have yet another exciting prospect on their hands.
Can a team sack their way to safety?published at 13:48 GMT 4 November
13:48 GMT 4 November
Pat Nevin Former footballer and presenter
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Vitor Pereira was sacked at the weekend with his Wolves side propping up the table.
The question is, was he sacked because they are bottom or are they bottom because he and other Wolves managers have been sacked too quickly?
The next Wolves boss will be the fifth in five seasons. Does that really give anyone the time to develop a squad, especially if someone else is choosing the players?
West Ham are on a measly seven points from 30 so far, with a record of three managers in the past 18 months after foolishly getting rid of David Moyes.
With the spirited victory against Newcastle, Nuno Espirito Santo showed that there is a team in there somewhere but will they stick with him?
The other team currently in a relegation spot is Nottingham Forest. They have gone through more than a manager per year in the eight since Evangelos Marinakis got hold of the club, surpassing himself lately with three different managers this season alone.
This many changes can be made to work in the short term. Chelsea did it brilliantly for years with some of the greatest coaches in the world but it cost a huge amount of money. Roman Abramovich had the dosh and was willing to spend it. More crucially, he was allowed to spend it back then with different rules in place.
I would hazard a guess that the three currently at the bottom will each get relegated if they change managers yet again and destroy the last vestiges of stability and any remaining facade of intelligent planning at their clubs.
Any one of them might still go down anyway because of rash decision-making in the past that has finally caught up with them.
Nuno should 'go back to basics' at West Ham - Givenpublished at 08:21 GMT 4 November
08:21 GMT 4 November
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Former goalkeeper Shay Given believes West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo should "go back to basics" at his new club.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club about the victory over Newcastle, Given said: "I think it was a huge victory, first win under a new manager and you could see his emotions after the game, with his staff, it was very special.
"They took off the striker Callum Wilson on the 60th minute and Tomas Soucek came on. At that point it looked like Nottingham Forest in disguise.
"They went into a defensive block and the third goal came late on.
"It was very much that system that he set up at Nottingham Forest, and I think that's what he needs to do - go back to basics.
"Build a foundation, concede less goals and hopefully with the pace on the break they'll cause teams problems."
'Disciplined and mature' Premier League start for Pottspublished at 11:01 GMT 3 November
11:01 GMT 3 November
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Freddie Potts made his first Premier League start for West Ham on Sunday against Newcastle, and helped the Hammers record their first victory since August.
Former West Ham players Michael Carrick and Robert Green discussed the 22-year-old's performance on Match Of The Day.
Green said: "Soucek and Irving in midfield as a defensive two haven't been able to do it for West Ham - he did it as a one."
"He played his position with real understanding," Carrick said, adding that Potts' performance was "disciplined and mature".
West Ham 3-1 Newcastle - the fans' verdictpublished at 08:33 GMT 3 November
08:33 GMT 3 November
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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between West Ham United and Newcastle United, which saw the home side claim all three points.
Here are some of your comments:
West Ham fans
Adj: Wow! Where has that performance been hiding? Everyone was doing their part defending, putting pressure on and winning balls. In previous weeks, we would've stood off and waited for the opposition to pass past us. Hopefully this is a turning point in the season. European places are only 10 points away!
David: A very spirited performance and the fact that this was the performance after Nuno had his first extended period working with the team bodes well. Freddie Potts was excellent on his full debut - it's a shame his goal was chalked off for a toenail offside decision.
Julie: Best performance of the season so far and (obviously)! Potts has to start. It was great to see the ball going forward. Every player put in a great performance and we looked like a team at last!
Rob: It was like we had just bought 11 new players. Energy, effort and cohesion combining to produce our best performance for perhaps nine months. With luck, it could have been 5-1. In Potts, we have finally found our Rice alternative
Newcastle fans
Paul: One of the worst performances of the Eddie Howe era. No creativity, no drive and sloppy in possession. Aside from Jacob Murphy and perhaps Sandro Tonali, the whole team just looked completely disinterested. We got exactly what we deserved and West Ham should be pleased with their performance.
Dean: Goodness knows what anyone involved in this match was thinking. The players looked half asleep, the changes we made were downright bizarre and had little to no impact, and subsequently we gifted a struggling team three points. Our league form has to be a concern.
Andrew: West Ham were rattled by the penalty call against them and that proved fatal to Newcastle. We played like we would be the dominant team which, given West Ham's position, should've been the case. But West Ham played like a team in Europe and, just like a DJ with a cold, we couldn't turn up the tempo. Sometimes it takes a performance like this to get the players to address their performance level. Here's hoping!
Phil: Dreadful and embarrassing! Perhaps the worst performance under Howe. Playing Dan Burn at left-back completely unbalances the whole team and limits our ability to attack as a cohesive unit. It's blindingly obvious to everyone except Howe.
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