‘One of our poorer performances’ - West Ham boss David Moyes says he’s ‘thrilled’ with Newcastle draw

David Moyes has admitted that he was “thrilled” to take a point against Newcastle in Saturday’s early kick off at the London Stadium, even though West Ham have lost further ground in the race for the top four. Having gone ahead thanks to a bullet header from Craig Dawson just after the half-hour mark, the Hammers were pegged back when a defensive mix-up allowed Joe Willock to prod the ball past Lukasz Fabianski. Declan Rice failed to clear the initial ball into the area, allowing Willock to ghost between Dawson and Ryan Fredericks to score.

Ad/> Speaking after the match, Moyes admitted that a point was about as much as the Hammers deserved. “I was thrilled to take a point because we didn’t play well,” he said. “[It was] one of our poorer performances.

Premier LeagueMoyes: You want to feel there is forgiveness for Zouma13/02/2022 AT 19:52 “Sometimes when it’s not going well you need to make the most of it. We keep adding to the points tally, hopefully it could be an important one at the end of the season.” While West Ham remain fifth in the Premier League, they have now played one more game than Manchester United in fourth. They trail Ralf Rangnick’s side by a point, with their top-four rivals travelling to Elland Road to face Leeds on Sunday.

What’s more, the Hammers are currently three points ahead of Arsenal having played three games more than the north Londoners. This was their second consecutive draw, with Dawson salvaging a point against Leicester last weekend. Newcastle take point at London Stadium in blow to Hammers' top-four hopes Newcastle boss Eddie Howe unsure whether Kieran Trippier will return before end of the season West Ham boss David Moyes says 'you want to feel there is forgiveness' for Kurt Zouma