With four wins out of four achieved so far in 2021, it is undeniable that West Ham have hammered out a flying start to the new year – some fans have even described it as “unreal”.
Tuesday’s 2-1 triumph over West Brom was enough to see the Hammers ascend to seventh place in the Premier League as they look to be dark horses for a Europa League spot – at the very least. As things stand, they are just two points behind champions Liverpool in fourth and six behind current pace-setters Leicester.
A chested goal from Jarrod Bowen and a gritty swipe from Michail Antonio ensured that David Moyes’ side continued their flawless recent run, but that was just the tip of the iceberg in terms of success.
West Ham’s new year run has also seen victories over Stockport, Burnley and Everton which have secured vital league points and enabled the Irons to progress in the FA Cup. Moreover, the Hammers have kept four clean sheets in their last five matches.
After his match-winning strike last night, Antonio issued some promising post-match comments over the encouraging direction of the Hammers:
We’ve started the season well and have 32 points in the league now. Last season we only finished on 39.
Each game we come out and give 100%. We didn’t manage a clean sheet tonight, so we lost that, but we got another win so we’ll keep going and keep pushing on.
The craziest thing is that we’re not playing at our best [right now], but we’re managing to get wins. Things are looking good and positive, and we can be better.
The club drew attention to the Hammers’ rich vein of form on Twitter and these West Ham fans flocked to the social media platform to exhibit their excitement about what may lie ahead over the next few months:
Twitter: @WestHam Come on you Wires. Onward and upward. Dare we dream? Is it possible to see some champions league football… https://t.co/ngd6YpXbxv (@Bradley94168997)
Twitter: @WestHam Title race is still on https://t.co/dIyzCmUdYS (@whuchr)
Twitter: We are absolutely MASSIVE @WestHam
(@hammerlad)
Twitter: @WestHam Champions league we see youuuuu https://t.co/OiV8gDmH9X (@RUSTEMI92)
Twitter: @WestHam Sign more players and we win the league (@westhamtransfer)
Twitter: Great result again @WestHam now please sign a top striker @davidgold (@hatchtom70)
