West Ham followers poured it on as Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice had an evening to neglect in opposition to his previous membership.
Rice was on the fallacious finish of a 2-0 scoreline as the Hammers pulled off a shock victory on the Emirates. The defeat put a dent in his new facet’s title ambitions and meant they will end 2023 in second spot, two factors adrift of Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Tomas Soucek and former Gunners defender Konstantinos Mavrapanos did the harm for the guests, who closed the hole on Spurs to a few factors with their newest success. Things might have been even higher for West Ham – and worse for Rice – after the midfielder gave away a penalty late within the recreation.
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Rice fouled Emerson within the field, proper in entrance of the West Ham followers, giving David Moyes’ facet an opportunity to make it 3-0. Fortunately for the previous Hammers man, David Raya was readily available to thwart Said Benrahma from the spot to maintain the arrears at simply two.
Just seconds earlier, Rice was pressured to hearken to a brutal chant from the followers who used to sing his title. “You should have signed for a big club,” rang out from the away finish simply earlier than Rice gave away a penalty.
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Speaking earlier than the match, West Ham boss Moyes claimed his facet had been stronger with out the affect of their former captain.
“From our standpoint, we had to go again and it can make you stronger and make you grow,” Moyes mentioned. “In many ways, that’s what we’ve done. We’ve had to go out and find new players, who we thought could help us, and I think we’ve done it well.”
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“We’re all pleased for Declan Rice, no one ever doubted his ability and, while we won’t be cheering him on against us on Thursday evening, we’re always looking out for him.
“I mentioned proper from the beginning that I assumed Declan Rice was a high participant and I assumed his worth might have been larger. We obtained the value we needed although, and Dec obtained the transfer he needed, so it was a transfer that labored for each events.”