Paul Konchesky has hailed his side’s gritty draw with Arsenal on Sunday as a sign of the progress West Ham have made over the course of the season in their bid to compete with the league’s top teams.
The Hammers had failed to glean a single point from their eight previous WSL matches against the Gunners, but on Sunday evening, a combination of intrepid breaks forward in the first half and an unapologetically ruthless defensive display in the second ensured that a first point was secured along with a first league point since 11 December.
The result could prove critical for West Ham’s ambitions of challenging the league’s top sides. Heading into the winter break, the Hammers looked to be the side destined to threaten the league’s top four teams, but a slump in form after the turn of the year left the Hammers trailing Everton and Aston Villa as they lumbered in seventh place.
