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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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John Brewin at the Gtech Community Stadium

Tomas Soucek salvages point for West Ham after Brentford strike early again

West Ham United's Tomas Soucek wheels away to  celebrate after scoring the equaliser.
West Ham United's Tomas Soucek wheels away to celebrate after scoring the equaliser. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

London calling for West Ham once more but not yet time to yearn for the sanctuary of the provinces. Where the London Stadium is an unhappy home, they remain unbeaten on their early‑season tour of their home city. After victory at Crystal Palace and a draw at Fulham came this attritional game on the capital’s western fringe.

Such is the London weighting of this season’s Premier League schedule the Hammers do not play outside the city limits until 2 November. A midweek Carabao Cup defeat at Liverpool so exasperating that Julen Lopetegui injured himself on the sidelines, allied with his team’s dreadful home form had led to speculation. Would Anfield be his sole match beyond the M25?

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