Football news - Robert Snodgrass and Michail Antonio wrap up West Ham win over ragged Fulham
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Updated 15/12/2018 at 19:52 GMT
Premier League, Craven Cottage - Fulham 0 West Ham 2 (Snodgrass 17, Antonio 29)
West Ham United's English midfielder Michail Antonio celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and West Ham United at Craven Cottage in London
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Fulham remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table after first-half goals from Robert Snodgrass and Michail Antonio gave West Ham a 2-0 win over their London rivals.
The hosts enjoyed plenty of possession and created chances but failed to convert any of them, although Lukasz Fabianski did find himself called into action on several occasions.
And the Hammers capitalised, with Snodgrass rifling home a marvellous shot and Antonio heading home within the first half hour.
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Robert Snodgrass of West Ham United applauds fans after the Premier League match between Fulham FC and West Ham United at Craven Cottage on December 15, 2018 in London.
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The second half was much less lively as the teams played out an inevitable result, securing West Ham their fifth straight win.
Fulham, yet to keep a clean sheet this season, stayed rooted to the bottom of the table with nine points from 17 games, while the Hammers' fourth league win in a row lifted them to ninth place on 24 points.
TALKING POINT - Can Fulham stay up?
New Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri had been looking to build on the four points his side took in their first two home games under his charge.
But judging by this display, it seems unlikely - a clean sheet was never on the cards with some chaotic defending on display, and though they had the ball a lot, they never made that breakthrough. Goals conceded and no goals scored equals relegation. Easy.
MAN OF THE MATCH - Felipe Anderson (West Ham)
Clever and creative, midfielder Felipe Anderson sprang past Fulham's Denis Odoi and fed the ball back to Snodgrass, who blasted his left-footed shot high into the top left corner. Anderson helped West Ham to double their lead 12 minutes later, crossing in from near the sideline to Javier Hernandez.
PLAYER RATINGS
- Fulham - Sergio Rico 6, Odoi 7, Ream 6, Mawson 6, Bryan 6, Cairney 6, Chambers 6, Seri 6, Schuerrle 5, Kamara 7, Mitrovic 7..subs - Bettinelli, Christie 7, Johansen 6, Cisse, Vietto, Keban, Ayite
- West Ham - Fabianski 8, Zabaleta 6, Balbuena 6, Diop 6, Masuaku 6, Rice 6, Noble 6, Snodgrass 7, Anderson 8, Antonio 7, Chicharito 7..subs - Adrian, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Obiang 6, Diangana, Carroll, Xande Silva
KEY MOMENTS
- 8' CHANCE! Mitrovic chests it down for Schuerrle to take on, nutmegging Rice and then unleashing a shot that always looks to be rising.
- 9' CHANCE! Another opportunity for Fulham as Kamara is through on goal, one on one on the left side of the box, and Fabianski is down quickly to get his hands to it.
- 17' GOAL! Poor Fulham. Felipe Anderson flicks the ball past Odoi, and cuts it back to Snodgrass on the edge of the box, who hits it early and into the top corner.
- 27' CHANCE! Another effort from Kamara, unmarked in the centre of the box, heading it down to Fabianski's left, where the keeper can get his hands to it.
- 29' GOAL! And after all that, they don't bother marking Antonio on the counter, and when Chicharito nods it on to him, he has plenty of room to strike that home.
KEY STATS
- West Ham have won four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since February 2014.
- Fulham haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 21 Premier League games, conceding at least twice in 18 of those games (53 goals in total).
- West Ham have won more Premier League London derbies this season (2) than they did in the whole of 2017-18 (1). This is the first time they’ve won back-to-back league London derbies since a run of three in October 2015.
- West Ham’s Robert Snodgrass has been directly involved in five goals in his last four Premier League games (2 goals, 3 assists), after previously going 16 games without a goal or assist in the competition.
- Following his assist today, Felipe Anderson has been involved in more Premier League goals this season than any other West Ham player (8 – 6 goals, 2 assists).
- Javier Hernandez’s assist for West Ham’s second goal was the Mexican’s first assist in the Premier League since April 2014, when he set up Juan Mata for Man Utd vs Newcastle.
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