West Ham begins Olympic era with Europa League win

They have found it slow going in the transfer market this summer, failing to land a big name striker despite lodging substantial bids for several targets, including Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette.

After failing to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa, Croatia later suffered a group stage exit in Poland and Ukraine leading to Bilic’s departure.

West Ham are through to the next qualifying round of the Europa League after a 3-0 win in their first game at the Olympic Stadium.

West Ham’s new home is now up and running.

Saints took just one point from their first five Premier League games after leaving The Dell, while Arsenal’s title hopes took a hit as they won just half of their opening 10 league fixtures at the Emirates Stadium.

“It’s used to be so hard for me to come down and get a ticket, but i’m going tonight and staying down to go again on Sunday”.

The left-back is a priority for Slaven Bilic as he is now without an available player who can fill the spot.

West Ham United have lined up a move for Inter Milan defender Davide Santon to solve their full-back problems, sources close to the player have told ESPN FC. Ashley Fletcher may well be called in to start ahead of Enner Valencia in order to partner Sofiane Feghouli and Andy Carroll in attack, while Noble will line-up alongside Pedro Obiang and Cheikhou Kouyaté in the Hammers’ midfield.

The Hammers enjoyed a superb season last term, being lauded for a number of inspired signings such as Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini, as they signed off on their final campaign at Upton Park in style. As for the full-backs, Aaron Cresswell’s injury has damaged Bilic’s plans for sure, as Sam Byram looks to play in his position for now, although that solution is far from ideal.

West Ham fans were drooling over the classic black strip…

Our prediction – 7th place.

He played the full 90 minutes, but could not make his presence count as the Croatian Filip Ozobic got the only goal in the 34th minute for Qabala, who finished third in the Azerbaijan Premier League last season.