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title: "Hammers fans hope Rice never leaves the club"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/03/02/hammers-fans-hope-rice-never-leaves-the-club/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Abdullah Mulla"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-03-02T19:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-03-02T19:00:00Z"
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# Hammers fans hope Rice never leaves the club

West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice was one of the standout performers for the Hammers during the[3-1 victory](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51595061) over Southampton last Saturday and the club’s fans don’t want to see him ever leave the club.

Goals from Jarrod Bowen, Sebastien Haller and Michail Antonio secured a precious three points for David Moyes’ side, who are now [out of the relegation zone](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) on goal difference.

As stated on [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376223/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-West-Ham-Southampton), Rice played one key pass, made five clearances, three interceptions and three tackles against Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side.

The Englishman has shown his ability to affect matches at both ends of the pitch, shown by [his assist](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51526804) against Liverpool last week at Anfield.

Rice [started the match](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1233754030595301376) alongside experienced midfielder and club captain Mark Noble and following the win, Rice [expressed his delight](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1234136166657597440)at playing 100 times for the London club.

The youngster also thanked the fans for their continuous support over the last three years and has urged them to keep backing the team till the end.

After seeing his performance, these fans [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1234136166657597440) don’t ever want to see him leave the club.

> Twitter: @WestHam @\_DeclanRice Never leave (@Essiere\_14)

> Twitter: @WestHam @\_DeclanRice Please never leave (@CStevens2109)

> Twitter: @WestHam @\_DeclanRice Don’t ever leave us Declan! (@dean\_deano88)

> Twitter: @WestHam @BarrboyUK @\_DeclanRice Declan don’t leave please. You won’t find these top fans at any other club.… https://t.co/aROcZHx1bm (@E6Jack)

> Twitter: @WestHam @\_DeclanRice Stay and captain us (@larryberyl)

> Twitter: @WestHam @\_DeclanRice Nice one Dec. You can be a legend at West Ham. I know there are more successful clubs out the… https://t.co/GEmFTsSOff (@fazzamania)