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Former West Ham striker Diafra Sakho, who had moved to Rennes just days before, made his debut for Les Rouges and Noirs earlier this evening in their French Cup clash against Paris Saint-Germain.
Rennes went 3-0 down before Sakho claimed their first goal of the game in the 85th minute, sparking hopes of a comeback against ten man PSG, who had Kylian Mbappe red carded. Although SRFC pulled one more goal back, PSG hung on for a 3-2 win.
Here is Sakho’s goal v PSG for Rennes [Read more…]
Wantaway striker Diafra Sakho has finally left West Ham, with French Ligue 1 outfit Stade Rennais snapping up the Senegalese international for a reported fee of £8m. Sakho has made no secret of his desire to leave the Hammers, and was on the verge of a summer switch to Rennes that broke down at the last moment because the Irons had not signed a replacement. Given that Marko Arnautovic, Andy Carroll, Manuel Lanzini and Andre Ayew are on the treatment table currently, West Ham fans should reasonably expect the club to sign another striker- potentially thought to be Russian Fydor Smolov, before the winter transfer window closes. [Read more…]
West Ham have officially completed their first major piece of January business after signing midfielder Joao Mario on loan from Italian giants Inter Milan. The 25 year old, signed by the Nerazzurri from Sporting in the summer of 2016 for £38m, will be at the London Stadium till the end of the 2017/18 season, and will wear the No.18 jersey. He could make his Hammers debut as soon as this weekend in the club’s fourth round FA Cup tie against Wigan Athletic [Read more…]
Marko Arnautovic has been a changed man since David Moyes replaced Slaven Bilic at the London Stadium, and the Austrian continued his fine form with a goal and assists for Manuel Lanzini in West Ham’s 4-1 win over Huddersfield. Arnautovic’s performance in that game prompted Football.London to give him a 10/10 rating– the first one they’ve given to any West Ham player in the current campaign.
Under Slaven Bilic, Arnautovic looked like an early candidate for “Flop signing of the summer”, and this infographic shows the dramatic change in the performances of him and Manuel Lanzini since Moyes arrived. He even earned a nomination for the December player of the month (the award eventually went to Harry Kane)
While we’ve known that the duo have improved, to see it in terms of numbers is quite an eye-opener, literally speaking.
Can a change of manager influence things that much? Looking at these stats, definitely yes! [Read more…]
West Ham secured three crucial points against Huddersfield away on Saturday to continue their resurgence under David Moyes. Not surprisingly much of the praise was reserved for the attacking duo of Manuel Lanzini and Marko Arnautovic, who scored three of the Hammers’ four goals between them.
Austrian forward Arnautovic even bagged the first 10/10 rating by a West Ham player this season [Read more…]
