West Ham full-back Aaron Cresswell made his 250th Hammers appearance on Wednesday night against West Brom.
The 31-year-old was able to celebrate the occasion with a victory and an assist as the Irons came back from a goal down to win 3-1 at the Hawthorns.
Signed from Ipswich in 2014 for a fee believed to be in excess of £2million (BBC), the Liverpudlian has been a terrific servant to the club.
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Across 250 appearances in all competitions in claret and blue, Cresswell has scored eight goals and registered 27 assists – a majority of which have come from his pinpoint set-piece deliveries.
Formerly a youth prospect at Liverpool before making the grade at Tranmere Rovers where he played 77 times, the marauding full-back has also represented England on three occasions whilst plying his trade in east London.
This season Cresswell, who was recently described as ‘sensational’ by Sam Delaney on the U Irons podcast, has made 38 appearances across all competitions – earning an average Sofascore rating of 7.08 in the Premier League.
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Few players in the current West Ham squad deserve the success of the current campaign more than the left-back.
Having battled through some dark times during his seven-year stint with the Hammers, seeing the likes of Cresswell, Mark Noble and Michail Antonio walk out in European competition next season would be just rewards for their efforts.
Whilst there’s no sign of the ace slowing down in terms of contribution, it’ll be a sad day when he finally calls time on his Irons career.
