West Ham must lose this awful label Revealed by sky sports just a few weeks ago, West Ham became officially the ‘worst attacking team in the league’. After Lopetegui’s era of chaos, Graham Potter has focused almost exclusively on stopping the big defeats: Just two goals conceded in the last four games is a good place to be for a Hammers defence that shipped more goals than any other Premier League team in 2024.
However, following that Hammers game against Newcastle, Sky trumpeted the news that the Irons had managed just two shots on target all night. Again if the Hammers were locked in a tense tight relegation battle when every point counted we’d all be on -side with Potters focus on defence. But games from now on are really pre-season opportunities to try – at least – different personnel and different formations. The likes of Andy Irving, Lewis Orford, Evan Ferguson and Luis Guilherme who haven’t had a sniff at a game recently surely deserve a chance to show what they can do.
the table of shame that shows West Ham have the worst attack in the Premier League. Wolves will be quaking in their boots.
Potter’s press conference | the questions that REALLY need an answer
If only for the benefit of the thousands of West Ham fans who will struggle unto Molineux for a midweek Black Country fixture who deserve to see a little more ambition. Two shots on target is not ‘entertainment’. It is torture and perhaps fans should feel lucky that the game is not being broadcast in the UK.
