Graham Potter won his first Premier League game in charge of West Ham in a wild five-goal thriller against Fulham.
Graham Potter wants to bolster his options up front as Michail Antonio and Nicclas Fullkrug are both unavailable and is pushing for a reunion with the Brighton star
West Ham have been in the hunt for a striker all month. Niclas Fullkrug has struggled for fitness since signing in the summer, while Michail Antonio has been ruled out for at least a year after a road traffic accident and captain Jarrod Bowen has also missed a significant chunk of the season through injury.
Graham Potter takes charge of first home game as West Ham manager in a London derby against Fulham tonight. Appointed less than a week ago, the 49-year-old’s return to management - after nearly two years away - ended in defeat in an FA Cup third round tie away at Aston Villa last Friday.
However, this team can dream a little higher than that under Oliver Glasner.
West Ham United fans expect new manager Graham Potter to bring some style back to their team's football after a dispiriting and brief Julen Lopetegui reign but the new coach was happy to win ugly against Fulham on Tuesday.
Mohammed Kudus has made a bold statement about his form and performance in the first half of the season at West Ham. The Ghanaian is bent on turning a corner.
Sky Sports hosts the Aston Villa vs West Ham live stream in the U.K. at 4:30 p.m. in the evening local time. It will go out on the provider's Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League channels.
West Ham edged Fulham in a five-goal thriller to hand Graham Potter his first win as manager.
West Ham have a good track record at bringing in players from the Championship, including Antonio, Bowen, Aaron Cresswell and Crysencio Summerville. But stalling on targets has seen the club miss out on signing James Maddison, now of Tottenham Hotspur, in 2018 and Eberechi Eze, now of Crystal Palace, in 2020.
Aston Villa welcome West Ham to the Midlands in the Premier League this afternoon.It’s the second meeting between the teams this month, after Villa beat West Ham 2-1 in the FA Cup’s third round
Ollie Watkins is set to make his 200th Aston Villa appearance on Sunday. He has 69 goals and 30 assists in 168 Premier League outings and could reach 100 goal involvements in the fewest games by any player since Kevin De Bruyne achieved the milestone in 155 matches in July 2020.