West Ham

Get a report of the West Ham United vs. Southampton 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

Thank goodness we won the three points today to move us up a bit." "I feel that the crowd and players were anxious because we're trying to catch up. [Lukasz Fabianski](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/77403/Lukasz-Fabianski) was tested several times by Southampton but the Polish goalkeeper was up to the task, making calm saves to keep a clean sheet, although Nigerian forward [Paul Onuachu](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/221738/Paul-Onuachu)'s late header struck his crossbar. "We felt good in the game so it was a real killer blow to concede a goal," Southampton midfielder [Jarrod Bowen](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/201089/Jarrod-Bowen) nearly doubled the lead on a counter-attack before halftime when his shot beat the goalkeeper but came off the crossbar. [West Ham United](/football/team?id=371) beat [Southampton](/football/team?id=376) 1-0 on Sunday after [Nayef Aguerd](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/245243/Nayef-Aguerd) scored from a set piece in the first half to give the London side breathing room in the [Premier League](/football/league/_/name/ENG.1) relegation battle.

The difference was that West Ham just looked a little bit cannier than Southampton in the areas that mattered. It was a dreadful game, high on tension and ...

The game was in the balance. A slick move opened West Ham up on the left and a goal looked certain when Romain Perraud aimed for the far corner. But the impression that Moyes’s tactics are choking this side’s creativity faded when West Ham went ahead with a simple goal in the 25th minute. It was a dreadful game, high on tension and low on quality, but it was not a surprise that the points belonged to the more robust side. That miss aside, though, this was a performance that underlined why Southampton are likely to be in the Championship next season. West Ham, who needed the VAR to confirm that Nayef Aguerd’s winning goal was onside, had not impressed.

Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd's 25th-minute header settled a tight, nervy match at the London Stadium between teams who started the day as the bottom two in one ...

West Ham was good value for the win, with Jarrod Bowen curling against the crossbar in the 47th and Brazil midfielder Lucas Paquetá shooting over from inside the six-yard box after a corner was flicked on. Such is the congested nature of the bottom half of the standings that West Ham climbed from 19th place to 14th with the victory. LONDON — West Ham climbed out of the Premier League’s relegation zone and left Southampton in last place with a tense 1-0 win on Sunday.

West Ham are still working out how to get the best out of their strikers - a puzzle they've been unable to solve for a long time.

[Manchester United](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-united/) in the fifth round of the [FA Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/fa-cup/). [Che Adams](https://theathletic.com/football/player/che-adams-eKixL18t2ZucyRig/). Following the unconvincing performance against Southampton and with games coming up against Newcastle United and [Fulham](https://theathletic.com/football/team/fulham/), it may be something Moyes reconsiders. It was [Ollie Watkins](https://theathletic.com/football/player/ollie-watkins-9nwANNnY4TGed61H/) at Aston Villa. [The £12million January signing](https://theathletic.com/4109976/2023/01/20/west-ham-danny-ings-aston-villa-transfer/) was substituted for [Michail Antonio](https://theathletic.com/football/player/michail-antonio-pbOhCPjeJMKGuNIK/) after 65 minutes in [West Ham](https://theathletic.com/football/team/west-ham-united/)’s 1-0 victory against [Southampton](https://theathletic.com/football/team/southampton/). “So we will try to pick and choose the games that we think it will work with him. “There are other parts of games where we may need a different type of striker, where we are playing more on the counter-attack and it may not suit Ings quite as much,” said Moyes. Before late goals from [Alejandro Garnacho](https://theathletic.com/football/player/alejandro-garnacho-Jagcqdt6eTZsDPIM/) and [Fred](https://theathletic.com/football/player/fred-SH3uaPEfAVNkJbik/), Moyes’ side impressed in a 4-3-3. The options he had before signing Ings were [Gianluca Scamacca, who joined in July from Sassuolo for £30.5million](https://theathletic.com/3447074/2022/07/26/gianluca-scamacca-west-ham/) but has struggled with form and fitness and was not named in the matchday squad against Southampton due to a sore knee; and Michail Antonio, who has scored three goals in 24 league appearances and is prone to being a profligate finisher. We’re not playing at our best and the Nottingham Forest game showed that if we can get him in the box and give him opportunities, he will score. He played in a 4-4-2 system at Southampton and his strike partner was He is often isolated and his low number of touches against Southampton wasn’t an isolated incident.

Nayef Aguerd's first West Ham United goal saw his team take a crucial step towards Premier League safety with a 1-0 win over Southampton on Sunday afternoon ...

Making his tenth consecutive league start for the club, the Morocco international headed home Thilo Kehrer’s free-kick midway through the first half. West Ham pressed for a second after Aguerd’s effort and saw Jarrod Bowen hit the bar just before the interval, with Saïd Benrahma later denied when his free-kick was palmed wide by Gavin Bazunu after the break. Nayef Aguerd’s first West Ham United goal saw his team take a crucial step towards Premier League safety with a 1-0 win over Southampton on Sunday afternoon.