"Despair and rancour stalks the concrete corridors of the place that still feels nothing like home for West Ham. Though hope is not yet extinguished. A second home win in succession for Nuno Espirito Santo's team, the key goal scored by old faithful Tomas Soucek. The defeat of a fellow relegation contender in Burnley may prove vital in the fight against the London Stadium staging Championship football next season."
"When Soucek's shot was spilled into Kyle Walker-Peters path for the Hammers' third, home fans were singing lustily for their team. They already made it known once again, and in no uncertain terms, what they think of the executives running the club. Following a protest against Crystal Palace, boycotting of the Brentford game, a sit-in against Newcastle, unhappy supporters staged a march. A banner declared 15 years of denying West Ham United."
"Though hardly the first dissent of their stewardship, a critical mass is being reached. That will only be furthered by the still lingering threat of relegation. Pre-match positive vibes were at least given off by Freddie Potts, teenage star of that Newcastle win, again starting in midfield. He has the look of the archetypal West Ham midfielder: upright, strolling, capable of picking a pass, with no little bite in the tackle, as evidenced by an early challenge to stop Loum Tchaouna."
West Ham secured a second consecutive home win as Tomas Soucek scored the key goal. The victory over fellow relegation contender Burnley could prove vital in the fight to avoid Championship football at the London Stadium next season. Thousands of supporters staged protests before kickoff, boycotts and marches targeted club executives, a banner declared 15 years of denying West Ham United, luxury car entrances were blocked, black balloons floated and a coffin was carried. Dissatisfaction centres on co-owner David Sullivan and vice-chair Baroness Brady, and relegation threat is intensifying the dissent. Freddie Potts started in midfield and displayed composed, combative attributes typical of a West Ham midfielder.
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