Everton 1-3 West Ham: Analysispublished at 18:58 2 March
18:58 2 March
Timothy Abraham BBC Sport journalist
This was a sweet victory for David Moyes as he chalked up his third win at Goodison Park against his old employers as West Ham boss.
Tomas Soucek's stunning strike - surely a goal of the month winner - will rightly capture most of the attention.
But this win was just as much about the times West Ham had their backs to the wall and did not waver.
The Hammers showed spirit, determination and resilience to secure this victory.
One player who embodied much of that ethos between the sticks was Alphonse Areola.
The French goalkeeper made several key saves, important blocks and was an important vocal presence in organising West Ham's backline.
According to whoscored.com Areola's performance was the highest rated by a goalkeeper in the Premier League this season (9.74).
After playing second fiddle to Lukasz Fabianski in the Premier League last season the 31-year-old has cemented his place as Moyes' first choice in the 2023-24 campaign.
In a relatively short space of time Areola has become a key player for the Hammers.
'Huge to turn it around' - Moyespublished at 18:43 2 March
18:43 2 March
West Ham boss David Moyes, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Bit of a throwback, probably never a 3-1 victory. Everton had a few chances and our goalkeeper played brilliantly well.
"Games in the Premier League are tight and small margins quite often win them.
"We hadn't done enough in the first half, I wanted us to make more chances. We scored three goals today and seven overall this week. Our keeper made three or four big saves today that probably stopped Everton getting a result.
"Huge to turn it around. It looked as if Everton might get another goal when they went ahead. Things went for us today when things haven't in recent weeks. [Tomas] Soucek brilliant goal so well done to the lads they were brilliant.
"We're getting back to where we were - in the main goal scoring has been pretty good this season. I'm really pleased.
"We're really looking forward to Europe, we're proud that we've done it three years in a row now. We go to Freiberg with confidence, scoring goals and trying not to concede."
'One of the best goals of my career' - Soucekpublished at 18:02 2 March
18:02 2 March
West Ham goal-scorer Tomas Soucek, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Before the game I said it would be tough and it was.
"After that we concede nearly from the penalty, Alphonse [Areola] great performance. Last 10 minutes was crazy and I'm so happy to help the team."
On his goal: "One of the best of my career, a special one. Another winning goal for West Ham especially special after this tough game.
"Hopefully that goal will help us, we have two wins in a row now and we look forward to the Europa League."
On Areola's saves: "Brilliant game from him, especially the penalty save that's so difficult to do. I had one or two clearances on the line too and he came to me and thanked me. Great game for both of us.
"Tough game today but another three points, two games two wins."
Everton 1–3 West Ham: Key statspublished at 17:41 2 March
17:41 2 March
Tomas Soucek has scored more 90th minute winning goals in the Premier League than any other West Ham player (3). Three of the Hammers’ last four such goals have been scored by Soucek.
Everton are winless in their last 10 Premier League games (D5 L5), including all seven so far in 2024 (D5 L2). It’s their joint-longest winless run from the start of a calendar year in their league history.
Beto became the 31st player to take a Premier League penalty for Everton, and the 23rd to fail to score one, with only Arsenal (24) having more different players miss from the spot. It was the 27th Premier League penalty saved by a West Ham goalkeeper, three more than any other side.
James Ward-Prowse provided his seventh Premier League assist of the season for West Ham, his joint-most in a single campaign in the competition (also 7 in 2020-21). Six of these have come from a set-play, more than any other player in the Premier League.
With Richarlison scoring for Tottenham and Kurt Zouma for West Ham today, this is the first time Everton have had two former players score against them at Goodison Park in a single Premier League campaign since 2005-06 (Gary Speed and Wayne Rooney).
Everton had 21 shots against West Ham. It’s the fifth time this season they’ve had 20 or more shots in a Premier League home game, but they’ve ended on the losing side in three of them (23 v Luton Town, 24 v Manchester United).
Full-time: Everton 1-3 West Hampublished at 17:12 2 March
17:12 2 March
Tomas Soucek struck a stylish half-volley as West Ham scored twice in injury time to clinch a dramatic win at Everton.
The Blues had taken the lead when Beto - who had seen a first-half penalty saved - headed in at the back post shortly after half-time.
Kurt Zouma equalised for the Hammers with a header from a corner.
The game looked set to end in a draw but Soucek scored a stunning goal with his instep in added time before Edson Alvarez struck right at the end.
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Sutton's predictions: Everton v West Ham published at 11:00 2 March
11:00 2 March
Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches again this season, against a variety of guests.
For this weekend's games, he takes on Sam McTrusty and Ross McNae from rock band Twin Atlantic.
Sutton's prediction: 1-0
Everton must be absolutely delighted to get back four of the 10 points that they had deducted, and that sets them up nicely for this game.
If they can follow that by ending their long wait for a league win, which stretches back nine games to 16 December, it would be huge for them.
They should have beaten 10-man Brighton last week, and would have done if not for Lewis Dunk's stoppage-time leveller - but they showed enough in that game to make me think they will be out of trouble soon.
Without the points deduction, we wouldn't have been talking about them being in danger of the drop. Now it has been reduced, they are perfectly fine.
West Ham have had some good news too, with Lucas Paqueta back from injury after six games out, and he made an immediate impact against Brentford. Jarrod Bowen was on fire in that game too, with a hat-trick, but I am not expecting more of the same from him or his team.
I keep backing Everton at home, and getting it wrong, but I fancy them here. Their former boss David Moyes has won at Goodison with West Ham once before, in 2021, but I have feeling he will leave empty-handed this time.
Moyes on Cornet injury, Paqueta and Evertonpublished at 14:37 1 March
14:37 1 March
David Moyes has been speaking to the media ahead of West Ham's match against Everton on Saturday.
Here are the main lines from his news conference:
On squad news, Moyes confirmed Aaron Cresswell should be available for Saturday after he was left out of Monday's victory. However, Maxwel Cornet pulled his hamstring in training, which may leave him out for "a few weeks."
He was pleased with Monday's victory over Brentford: "It was an important win. It keeps us hanging in there in the league. We had a great start in the game and went about it in the right way. Credit to the players with the way they went about the job. There is always room for improvement, but overall we were pleased."
On Lucas Paqueta, who returned to play in that game: "I was a bit concerned about him coming back from injury, but he was great. We've got a busy period coming up, and players like him are going to be very important. I think we saw his value against Brentford. With him, Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen firing, we're in a good place."
He had more to say about Bowen who bagged a hat-trick against the Bees: "I think he's so keen to score goals, and he's enjoying that feeling of hitting the net. He's capable of playing in different roles, but I get the sense he loves scoring goals. I've not set him a target, but if he could get to 20 goals that'd be amazing."
Moyes spoke about his return to Everton where he spent 11 years as manager: "They gave me a start and the chance to make mistakes. We grew the club, and I hope people will look back and think we did well. The biggest thing I took from my time there was the players. We had brilliant players, who were brilliant to work with. I have great memories of that place, and I'm looking forward to going back tomorrow."
'Things going smoothly again' - Antoniopublished at 11:11 1 March
11:11 1 March
West Ham striker Michail Antonio has been praising team-mates Mohammed Kudus, Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta on the latest episode of the Footballer's Football Podcast.
The Hammers recorded their first win in five games against Brentford on Monday with Bowen scoring a hat-trick, Kudus supplying an assist, and Paqueta returning from injury to start.
"Kudus is something else - the guy is just pulling strings," said Antonio. "He was trying to get a goal, doing a lot and taking some mad shots but the boy is a danger.
"The way he dribbles, and he's so strong with the way he rolls men for fun.
"Jarrod knows where the goal is, even in training. Left foot, right foot - it's just natural instincts.
"And Paqueta - the partnership that he and Emi (Emerson Palmieri) have down that left side is something else. Sometimes you look at them and they're just passing the ball to each other.
"The guy is quality. He's always looking for the final pass and he's created so much because he drags people out of position. Because he's on the field, other people are trying to double up and come across and it creates more space.
"He's an unbelievable footballer.
"Back in the shout for Europe? You never know. Things are going smoothly again."
Everton v West Ham: Pick of the statspublished at 10:55 1 March
10:55 1 March
Here are the key facts and figures before Saturday's game between Everton and West Ham United in the Premier League.
After their win at the London Stadium in October, Everton are looking to complete their first Premier League double over West Ham since the 2014-15 season under Roberto Martinez.
Despite losing this fixture last season, West Ham have won two of their past three league visits to Goodison Park. This is as many wins as they managed in their previous 13 away league games at Everton beforehand.
Everton are winless in their last nine Premier League games (D5 L4), having won four in a row before this. Only once have they had a longer run without a win in the competition, going 12 games from the start of the 1994-95 campaign.
West Ham’s win over Brentford on Monday ended a six-game winless run in the Premier League for the Hammers. They also scored more goals in that victory than they had in their winless run of six combined.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored more goals for Everton against West Ham in all competitions than he has against any other opponent. His last goal for the Toffees was the winner in the reverse fixture against the Hammers back in October.
Jarrod Bowen is West Ham’s top scorer in the Premier League this season with 14 goals, netting his first career hat-trick against Brentford. Only two players have scored more in a single campaign for the Hammers – Paolo Di Canio (16 in 1999-00) and John Hartson (15 in 1997-98).
'We will look back and realise just how good the David Moyes years were'published at 10:47 1 March
10:47 1 March
Former West Ham forward Tony Cottee says Hammers boss David Moyes has done a "fantastic job" and fans will "realise just how good" he has been when he departs.
Moyes has come under pressure recently from segments of the fanbase after a poor start to 2024, but he says he has been offered a new contract which he will decide on at the end of the season.
"Whenever David Moyes and the players have been under pressure and have had to get a result they get a result," Cottee told BBC Radio London at the London Football Awards.
"I'm old enough to remember all the bad times. The bad times outweigh the good times, that's the sad thing about the club.
"I've been a fan for 50 years now, was a player at the club as well, and there's been times that have been really tough.
"We will look back and realise just how good the David Moyes years were - whether that comes to an end at the end of the season, I don't think any of us know the answer to that.
"The past four years under David, to have top six, top seven finishes, to get to the semi-final against Frankfurt [in the Europa League], to win the Conference League, still in the Europa League this season with a chance for Europe next season - he's done a fantastic job."
Bowen 'can't let focus drift' amid England talkpublished at 13:07 29 February
13:07 29 February
Simon Stone Chief football news reporter
It is a measure of West Ham’s patchy form at London Stadium before the David Moyes era, that Jarrod Bowen became the first home player to score a hat-trick there since the big switch from Upton Park in 2016 with his treble against Brentford on Monday.
It is also a measure of how Bowen has adapted to the central striker's role Moyes gave him because of a combination of Michail Antonio's injury, the exit of Gianluca Scamacca and an apparent lack of faith in Danny Ings and Divin Mubama.
Bowen’s individual performance in a much-needed victory has brought inevitable calls for him to be included in Gareth Southgate's England squad for the forthcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium.
Remembering how the former Hull City man's form tailed off when he missed out on a place at the World Cup in Qatar, the key thing from a Hammers point of view is that Bowen does not allow his focus to drift.
The 27-year-old has many attributes Southgate could do with.
He is flexible and can clearly score goals. He works hard, is not afraid to do the less glamorous tasks, is industrious and can be relied on to keep his concentration.
Whether he has the X-factor the likes of Jack Grealish possesses, or the blinding speed of Ollie Watkins, does not overshadow the fact Bowen has to be in with a shot.
However, he is competing in an area of the pitch where Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham are established as two of the best in the world, and Phil Foden has excelled for Manchester City.
Bowen's abilities do not stand or fall by England recognition. But whether West Ham's season ends up as a success or failure might be dependent on him showing them pretty frequently.
Which Hammers player makes Brown's underrated XI?published at 12:02 29 February
12:02 29 February
BBC Sport pundit Michael Brown has been picking his underrated XI of the Premier League season so far.
Jarrod Bowen
This was even before he scored the hat-trick the other night.
If you watched his career, when he was at Hull City a lot of people wanted to take him, but he had to wait, be patient and develop.
David Moyes put him in and then he left him out, moved him around into wider positions, but now he can play right across that front three. He can be the number nine, he can play the false nine, he can play in the wide positions, and he is scoring goals now too.
His defensive work is exceptional. I don’t think everyone realises how good that can be from a forward player, but his first thought is: 'How can I help the team?'
He gets chances now and is dynamic with how he runs in behind, scores goals and is assisting too. He is realising himself he is now a true Premier League player.
He has a chance for the Euros in the summer but it is a tough line ahead of him and that is the only problem. We have got riches in certain areas for England and it isn’t that he is not good enough, it is just that we have got so many good players in those attacking positions.
Display in win over Brentford 'proof we can have better'published at 13:03 27 February
13:03 27 February
James Jones Fan writer
That was more like it. Intensity both in and out of possession. Quick passing. Shots on goal. Movement off the ball. That's what West Ham fans have been asking for - and in the 4-2 win over Brentford we got it.
There has been an element of bemusement among neutral fans and pundits that West Ham supporters have been unhappy with David Moyes of late.
People look at it from the outside in and immediately conclude that we've had no right to moan. That we should just know our place and essentially stop asking for better. We were being told that we should just accept a negative style of football and be happy about it, because we have no right to want better.
But the performance against Brentford was proof we can have better - and that better can also lead to results.
The display was the complete opposite of what we've been served up since the turn of the year. It wasn't perfect - defensively we were still very shaky - but in attack we were quick, intense, ruthless and a lot of fun to watch.
That kind of approach won't always get us results, but it will always give us a chance. If we lose playing like that, fans would be far more accepting than how we've been losing games up to this point.
The key thing now is building on it.
It's no secret that Lucas Paqueta's return from injury will play a huge part in that. We haven't won a league game this season in which he hasn't featured. Couple that with Jarrod Bowen's electric return to the goals and there's a platform there to turn our season around.
With the Europa League returning next week, it may have come at the perfect time.
Your thoughts West Ham v Brentfordpublished at 12:06 27 February
12:06 27 February
We asked you for your views on Monday's Premier League game between West Ham United and Brentford. Here are some of your comments...
West Ham fans
Chris: A much-needed win and a much-improved performance, which only goes to underline how wrong Moyes has been to sit back and remain passive every game, even when playing at home in front of a full house. If we played like this (even if we lose) every week I wouldn't resent him the way I do. He still needs to go so we can move forward!
Rob: Paqueta's return inspired a performance with passion - despite missing chances, Jarrod Bowen showed his goalscoring prowess, capped off with Emerson's belter. 2024 has started!
Faith: A deserved victory and shows what kind of performance we can put in with a bit of belief. That belief seems to be in the shape of Paqueta, whose return lifted the whole team and fans up a level. It's clear we'll need to keep him fit for the rest of the season. I hope the pressure starts to lift from David Moyes as well so he can turn results around.
Affwell: A great game overall from West Ham who, in the space of 90 mins, showed us everything we’re good and bad at. From fast-paced, attacking football that delights the fans, to an inability to hold the ball, with a sprinkling of nervy defending thrown in. A couple of times I saw David Moyes urging his players forward up the pitch, which was nice to see.
Brentford fans
George: Once again, inattentiveness at the start has come back to bite us. We are playing like the Brentford of old, afraid to take a shot or put in a cross. We keep thinking we should be playing it through the middle but we never use the pace up top. Just punt it forward and run, route one style.
Michael: Bees suffered from a lack of effort and concentration from the players and a lack of motivation from the head coach. Also a very poor recruitment programme is now very much evident in the poor quality of our recent signings, who are clearly not up to Premier league standard.
Jasper: Woeful performance - looked like a Sunday league side at points. Offensively poor and defensively even more so.
Paul: For all the huff and puff we were very poor, defensively awful and can’t keep hold of the ball. Constantly giving it away. Something needs to change otherwise I fear the worst. Chelsea and Arsenal next - could be in the bottom 3 after that...
'It was a big night for David Moyes'published at 11:13 27 February
Moyes has faced intense criticism in recent weeks over poor form and speaking on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football, Carragher said: "He'll have been coming into this game with a little bit of trepidation about the feeling in the stadium. To win the way they did, it was a big night for David Moyes.
"You play at home, you score four goals, you win in that way - some great goals as well. I think it's been a great night all round for West Ham and more importantly David Moyes."
'We played in a much more aggressive fashion'published at 08:00 27 February
08:00 27 February
West Ham United manager David Moyes on the fine 4-2 win against Brentford which ended a run of eight games without a win: "Most teams have difficult periods in the Premier League. Manchester City have, Liverpool have, so West Ham are certainly going to be no different.
"We've struggled to get our best team out, but overall if we can get our better players out there we can compete with most teams."
On Jarrod Bowen's first career hat-trick: "I'm really pleased for Jarrod, his performances have gone unnoticed as we've not been playing well.
"Tonight it happened for him, his all-round play, the way he was working, he was a threat all night and hopefully the goals will get him back in (England manager) Gareth (Southgate's) thinking.
"If you can play wide and you're a goalscorer you will be of interest to the international manager.
"We needed to get three points. We played in a much more aggressive fashion tonight.
"Jarrod was back to his best. He started the season really well, then got injured. If he keeps scoring he'll be in that England squad for the Euros."
On his own future, Moyes added: "The big thing for me is to see what happens until the end of the season. I've enjoyed it here."
Did you know?
West Ham have won a Premier League game against Brentford for the first time, having lost all five of their previous games in the competition against the Bees - scoring more goals tonight than in the previous five matches combined (3).
Brentford have lost 12 of their last 15 Premier League games (W3). Indeed, since the start of November 2023, they’ve suffered more defeats than any other side in the competition (12).
Bowen's second goal in the seventh minute for West Ham is the earliest that the Hammers have scored two goals in a Premier League game on record (since 2006-07).
Bowen has scored 14 Premier League goals this season - his highest tally across a single campaign in the competition (overtaking 12 in 2021-22).
West Ham’s Emerson both scored (1) and assisted (1) in a single Premier League game for the very first time, while he also created the most chances in the match (4). Only against Arsenal (for Chelsea) in January 2020 has he created more chances in a Premier League game (5).