West Ham United’s under-21s have only recently returned to form after a challenging start to the 2022/23 season.
After a strong season last term that saw the then under-23s finish second in Premier League 2 and only six points behind Manchester City at the top of the table, the Hammers struggled in the start of this campaign with a number of last season’s youth prospects either leaving on loan or in permanent deals.
In the Hammers under-21s’ opening 16 matches of the season in all competitions, they only picked up two wins, both of which were in Papa John’s Trophy away at Walsall and Cheltenham Town.