West Ham 1 Swansea 0 result: 2017-18 Premier League LIVE as it happened

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Jack Rosser @JackRosser_30 September 2017

Diafra Sakho came in from the cold to hit a last-minute winner and dig West Ham manager Slaven Bilic out of a hole.

The London Stadium was almost in open revolt following an insipid 89 minutes from the home side against Swansea.

But Sakho, who if he had got his way on transfer deadline day would now be in France playing for Rennes, climbed off the bench to secure a 1-0 win and bail out his boss.

Even Bilic had branded this a "must-win" game, and he should know - so precarious has his position looked at times that West Ham have had about 10 in the last 12 months.

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Team news and starting line-ups

West Ham XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Fonte, Reid, Cresswell, Noble, Kouyate, Antonio, Hernandez, Carroll, Ayew

Subs: Lanzini, Adrian, Sakho, Ogbonna, Byram, Masuaku, Rice

Swansea XI: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Sanches, Britton, Carroll, Abraham, Bony, Ayew

Subs: van der Hoorn, Fer, Narsingh, Nordfeldt, Clucas, Rangel, Roque

Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)

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Prediction

Betting odds (via betfair)

  • West Ham to win: 10/11
  • Swansea City to win: 19/5
  • Draw: 13/5

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30 September 2017
30 September 2017

Bilic needs a win...

Now the turbulence is once again with us, but we are determined not to let that one result blow us off course.

30 September 2017
30 September 2017

No words needed...

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30 September 2017

"If, this evening, we are able to look back on September and see a victory over Huddersfield, a point away at West Brom, a victory over Bolton in the Carabao Cup, a narrow defeat to Tottenham and a victory over Swansea, then I have to say I will be a satisfied man.

And when I say satisfied, I don't mean that I will sit back with my feet up and have a big smile on my face. It means I will go into the internatonal break looking forward and feeling positive, ready for another big month ahead."

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic on their recent form, in his programme notes.

29 September 2017

"I would urge Slaven Bilic to play Javier Hernandez as a central striker, rather than using him out wide, where he is wasted.

He has played through the middle for the majority of his career, so it comes more naturally to him and he looks much happier there than on the wing. Hernandez puts a shift in out wide, but I’d be surprised if he wants to do it.

Bringing on Andy Carroll for the injured Michail Antonio against Tottenham last weekend upset the balance of the team and they defended very poorly for two of Spurs’ goals in their 3-2 home defeat.

There are two ways of looking at it for West Ham. Their results are poor and that is a worry. But they have shown good spirit in certain matches, which suggests the players are behind Bilic. They have the quality to move up the table."

Standard Sport columnist Danny Murphy

27 September 2017

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