We did it! We actually won a game where our 11 players were better than the opposing 11 players for the full 90 minutes and therefore securing the glorious bounty which is three points.
The win snapped a five-game winless streak in the Premier League and helped elevate West Ham to 15th in the table with seven points through eight games – it’s not what anyone wanted but it’s the foundation to go on a bit of a run.
Slaven Bilic made the move to a back five for the trip to Crystal Palace and showed great resiliency in defence which perhaps could be a recipe for success going forward.
We’ve shown this season we can score goals but shipping them in has been the major problem. With that potentially sorted, a quick turnaround could be in the offing.
Here are our player ratings for the win over Crystal Palace last weekend.
