Premier League: West Ham hung on the wire by Sheffield United

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The Hammers could have confirmed their good form this afternoon at the bottom of the championship, they will wait. Opposed to Sheffield United, David Moyes’ men were the first to launch hostilities through Maxwel Cornet. Starting for the second consecutive time after a long absence, launches his team, the former Lyonnais took a blocked ball perfectly on the left to open the scoring (28th). Behind, the locals had chances and a lot of shooting situations, with 20 shots in total in the match. The equalizing goal from Ben Brereton Diaz (44th), his first in his new colors, helped maintain the hope of a result during the second half.

But after having long stumbled against Wesley Foderingham, the Londoners of West Ham benefited from a penalty, transformed by James Ward-Prowse (78th). At this point, the Blades have little to lose. The end of the match saw the exclusion of two players. Already Rhian Brewster for a tackle that was far too dangerous, then Vladimir Coufal for a double yellow card, which gave a lot of added time. Extra time{"key":"api_embed_match_teams_standings","matchId":"6027171359451413091","title":"Classement live Premier League"}additional that Sheffield United managed to take advantage of. They also managed to get a penalty. Oliver McBurnie did not tremble (90th + 13) and offered a valuable point for his team with a view to maintaining. Tenth point obtained for Sheffield, still 7 points from the first non-relegation Everton. In the standings, David Moyes’ men maintain their 6th place, three points ahead of Manchester United.

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