With the Hammers struggling for goals in the Premier League, Coventry City's in-form striker Ellis Simms has emerged as a key target to lead the line at the London Stadium. According to a recent report from The Telegraph, West Ham have identified Ellis Simms as a primary option to bolster their attacking ranks this winter. While the club has also monitored Wolves forward Jorgen Strand Larsen, the financial hurdles for the Norwegian are significant.
We are 15 rounds into the Championship season and it's shaping up to be one for the ages. Coventry City are blazing a trail at the top of the pile, breaking records as they go, there are some surprising names clinging onto their coattails, while two of the teams parachuted down from the Premier League are nowhere to be seen... yet.
Championship table-toppers Coventry City extended their unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory away at Portsmouth. The visitors recorded their seventh win of the campaign, and their fifth in a row, as Brandon Thomas-Asante netted on either side of half-time to put the Sky Blues two goals to the good. While Pompey reduced the arrears in the 96th minute through substitute Makenzie Kirk, Frank Lampard's side held on to claim another three points.