Hertha 3-5 West Ham: Four things learned

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Hertha 3-5 West Ham: Four things learned

West Ham were in fine attacking form on Wednesday as they beat Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin 5-3. 

The Hammers went 1-0 down in the fourth minute as Kopke gave Hertha the lead, but new boys Sebastien Haller and Pablo Fornals linked up for the latter to fire into the top corner and level the scores. 

Davie Selke then put the German side back in front less than 10 minutes later as he raced clear and tucked the ball home, but Manuel Lanzini was on hand to make it 2-2 six minutes later. 

Hertha took the lead for a third time in the second half as Kopke grabbed his second and their third to make it 3-2. 

West Ham then ran riot and scored three goals in the final 20 minutes, with Haller, Grady Diangana and Michail Antonio getting in on the act.

So, here are four things we learned from West Ham’s win… 

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