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Jonty Colman

Why Nayef Aguerd stuck up for Kurt Zouma as Lucas Paqueta breaks 10-year West Ham record

West Ham United moved out of the Premier League’s relegation zone on Sunday afternoon with a 1-0 win over Southampton at the London Stadium.

Nayef Aguerd’s first-half header, initially disallowed for offside, proved to be the difference, with West Ham climbing five places in the table from 19th to 14th, leaving them a point clear of the relegation zone but with between one and two games in hand on the rest of the sides currently sat in the bottom nine.

As West Ham started a run of three Premier League matches in six days with victory over one of their relegation-threatened rivals, here are the major talking points from the London Stadium victory.

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