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Graham Potter Get your first win and take three points west ham united His first game at the London Stadium since taking over was a 3-2 win over Fulham. Goals from Carlos Soler, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta for the Hammers, as well as a brace from the visiting Alex Iwobi, ensured a win on Tuesday night. A wonderful performance.
Despite having less possession of the ball (44% ball possession) Compared with Fulham’s 21 shots, there were only 4 shots in the game. West Ham United still scored 3 goals and created two “excellent opportunities.” Fulham produced a higher expected goals (1.90 expected goals) on 21 shots and 3 “great chances”, but failed to finish off their chances and only scored twice.
West Ham United are currently ranked 12th Premier League After the win over the Cottagers, but further improvements can certainly be made in the January transfer window to give Potter the tools he needs to perform strongly in the second half of the season, starting with another forward option as at the moment The team’s injury situation.
West Ham United looking for striker
according to Bild reportsWest Ham United have held advanced talks with RB Leipzig over a potential move for striker Andre Silva. The Bundesliga side are said to want the 29-year-old off wages this winter, which would be perfect for the Hammers, who are looking for a centre-forward this January.
A move may also appeal to Silva and his team, as his limited minutes this season have come from the bench, and West Ham could obviously offer the Portuguese striker a starting spot behind the likes of Mihail Antonio and Leading the way in the absence of Niklas Volkrug. – The latter will now be replaced by “Week number‘.
Silva – who has 15 appearances for Leipzig this seasonPlaying a total of 305 minutes, scoring just one goal and providing 3 assists, this represents the arrival of another experienced marksman in the Bundesliga in the form of Falkrug, but hopefully he can prove himself better than the injured man Disease-ridden Germans were more successful.
Silva vs Wonyiyi comparison
Another name linked with a move to West Ham United to alleviate attacking injuries is the Nottingham Forest forward, Taiwo Awoniyi is currently contracted to Forest until 2027.
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The 27-year-old has Appeared 18 times So far this season, he has played 383 minutes and scored one goal.
Both Awoniyi and Silva fit the bill for Porter in the center, becoming the focal point for other attacking talents such as Paqueta, Mohamed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen in his first There were very few games during the season where he played a good role and was responsible (once with Fullkrug/Danny Ings and once with the more advanced Tomas Soucek).
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Silva (23/24) vs Awoniyi (23/24) vs Fullkrug comparison |
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Statistics (per 90 minutes) |
Silva |
awoniyi |
Fulkrug |
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Target |
0.37 |
0.52 |
0.49 |
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Assist |
0.00 |
0.26 |
0.24 |
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xG |
0.41 |
0.41 |
0.34 |
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xAG |
0.04 |
0.15 |
0.24 |
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progressive carry |
0.62 |
0.69 |
0.73 |
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Progressive Pass |
0.86 |
1.21 |
0.98 |
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Total shots on goal |
1.85 |
1.90 |
1.95 |
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key pass |
0.62 |
0.86 |
1.71 |
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Create the action of the shot |
1.11 |
2.59 |
2.68 |
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Win the air duel |
1.48 |
1.81 |
4.88 |
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Statistics taken from FB reference |
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Silva – It’s worth noting Scored 45 goals in just 71 games Eintracht Frankfurt – described as “cold” said Eintracht Frankfurt coach Adi Huth in 2021, with a composure that reminds him of Robert Lewandowski. In 2023/24, Silva has produced an expected goals average of 0.41 per 90 games (Higher expected goals per 90 games than Fulkrug this season) and equal to Awoniyi’s 0.41 points per 90 games last season.
The main difference in metrics is aerial duels won per 90, while Falkrug won 4.88 aerial duels per 90. That being said, this is from a much smaller sample size (less than 400 minutes) compared to the other two forwards. Silva and Awoniyi have already shown what they can do in the air, so this won’t be a big issue for West Ham scouts.
Whether West Ham decide to go with Awoniyi or Silva, or even another team, they will certainly improve with the addition of a center forward who can apply similar characteristics to Falkrug. , becoming a reference point for Porter’s team, getting others involved, and cutting the ball. I also have some goals.
In fact, he has shown flashes of brilliance since arriving at Falkrug from Borussia Dortmund – Two league goals Silva has made a name for himself in nine games – a quality that will hopefully be replicated by Silva on his possible arrival from Germany, albeit during a transfer window.
