West Ham United (2) 3 v 2 (0) Fulham
31 Carlos Soler 51 Iwobi, assist Robinson
33 Soucek, assist Wan-Bissaka 78 Iwobi, assist Robinson
67 Paqueta, assist Ings.
Played Tuesday 14 January 2025 at The London Stadium, attendance 62,456.
The Managerial post at The London Stadium is somewhat of a poisoned chalice, but a win on your first home match is as good an antidote as can be offered. Graham Potter got this. Without Captain Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug the West Ham United attack was depleted but established a 3-1 lead before Fulham’s second goal pressurized them to the end. This puts The Hammers up to 12th with 26 points.
Arsenal (2) 2 v 1 (1) Tottenham Hotspur
40 Solanke (o.g.) 25 Son
44 Trossard, assist Odegaard
Yellows: Gabriel Magalhaes, Myles Lewis-Skelly Sarr
Played Wednesday 15 January 2025 at The Emirates Stadium, attendance 60,287.
Tottenham Hotspur’s woeful Premier League (PL) season continues with another North London Derby (NLD) and Premier London Derbies (PLDs) loss. Arsenal’s first goal may have been a scrappy own goal from a corner and their second could have been saved by Spurs’ new young Czech ‘keeper Antonin Kinsky, but it was a loss. Little comfort that Son now has 8 goals in this fixture (second only to Harry Kane on 14) and that young Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray continue to play well. With only 30 points from their last 28 PL matches where are their next points coming from and under whom?
The next PLDs match is West Ham United v Crystal Palace on Saturday 18 January 2025. Previous form on this one is even with 2 home wins, 4 draws and 2 away wins in the last 8 seasons. Both Clubs are looking up the table and might be happy with a draw.
Until next time, “Keep Safe” and enjoy your football, Andrew at PLDs.