West Ham fans got to savour one last Mark Noble performance at the London Stadium on Sunday night as the legendary midfielder played 90 minutes for England at Soccer Aid 2022.
The 35-year-old former Hammers captain hung up his playing boots for good last month after making 550 appearances for the club across an 18-year spell in east London, though was back playing in his former home ground to help raise money for charity Unicef by taking part in Soccer Aid.
Noble, who famously never won a senior England call-up during his professional career, looked good in the Three Lions strip and sent some West Ham fans into meltdown when he replaced former One Direction star Liam Payne as captain following the musician’s substitution after 30 minutes. He went on to play the full 90 minutes as England drew 2-2 with World XI before going on to lose on penalties, showing his class with some neat interplay and good reading of the game.
