Three players who let West Ham down against Watford – agree?

Antonio met a Dimitri Payet corner for the first and latched onto another Payet cross while beating the offside trap for the second, heading past Heurelho Gomes in the Watford goal. Watford seemed shaken and Daryl Janmaat backpassed Antonio’s low cross against his own post. It was a very predictable attack where we should have put them in a situation where they needed to do something better to hurt us.

“Once identified, they will be banned from attending any West Ham fixture for life and we will request the courts serve banning orders to prevent these individuals attending any football”.

Chances were also falling at the other end, however, with Ighalo at fault for missing one before Adrian came to West Ham’s rescue for the second.

“There is a long way to go and we have to stay positive”. That had already happened twice in the first ten minutes.

“He has helped the whole team with his confidence and I think the whole team approached the game, especially after the first two goals, with the right mentality”.

“If anyone was looking to score another goal it was us”. After the second one, of course it didn’t decide the game, but it change it lot.

Watford manager Walter Mazzarri insisted his side’s 4-2 victory over West Ham was down to their tactics, and not the hosts’ mistakes. They have scored a goal per game to start the season, but it will likely take more offensive fire power to get a result at Olympic Stadium.

“If we defend like this, we’re not going to win too many games”, the Croatian said.

The morale of West Ham supporters was further dampened as a effect of the club’s humiliating exit in the Europa League play-offs at the hands of Astra Giurgiu and it is notable that Watford beat Slaven Bilic’s men 2-0 at Vicarage Road last season.