West Ham United were forced to endure 120 minutes worth of Football as well as a devastating penalty shootout, which, of course, resulted in Leeds United winning. Despite the disappointing scoreline, other worries were lingering around with the rumour that Areola, Adama and Disasi had all suffered injuries in the match, meaning they could be out for the future.

West Ham United’s FA Cup run has officially ended in the most brutal fashion imaginable - a game that looked down and out, but two last-minute nicks would take us to extra time, and a further two goals would go in for the Hammers, but neither would count before the penalty shootout resulted in a 4-2 defeat.

An initially dreadful first half that was sprinkled with ounces of chances through select individuals saw us one down at the break after a tricky play from Leeds put them one up.

West Ham: Areola, Kilman, Walker-Peters, Diouf, Disasi, Potts, Fernandes, Magassa, Bowen (C), Taty, Adama
Subs: Herrick, Pablo, Golambeckis, Mayers, Soucek, Ajala, Kante, Scarles, Lamadrid

Leeds: Perri, Bogle, Justin, Struijk, Rodon, Bijol, Ampadu, Stach, Tanaka, Okafor, Nmecha
Subs: Darlow, Byram, Bornauw, Longstaff, Gruev, Aaronson, Gnonto, Piroe, Calvert-Lewin

It’s gone from bad to worse for Nuno’s side, despite the Hammers’ best efforts to claw themselves out of the relegation zone, all hope may be lost for the East London side after the Premier League announce an imminent four-point deduction due to PSR breach.

Despite the Hammers fighting relegation for the duration of the entire Premier League season, half of Nuno’s side are called up to their respective international sides, which increases the chances of accumulating injuries, of which the international curse has struck once again.

Yesterday evening, Konstantinos Mavropanos suffered a head injury whilst playing for Greece against Paraguay.

West Ham United fans have been subjected to many of the London Stadium’s doom and gloom factors across the ten year span of the Hammers playing football there, but glooming factors might’ve reached a new low after West Ham’s fan group’s recent meeting details were released publicly.

Upon being asked how to make improvements to the Stadium’s atmosphere, which was specifically asked by the board, it came to fruition that standing/railed seating would be a viable option, given that the majority of Premier League clubs now have these facilities installed.

West Ham have had to deal with numerous troubles since moving to the London Stadium in 2016, but one significant issue, one that is fixable, that has persistently been a bother has been seeing away fans in the home end.

Particularly, last season, there were numerous occasions where away fans were sat in the home end. I cannot fathom how many people were kicked out of the Bobby Moore upper stand, half of the buggers wouldn’t have known who he was!

West Ham United haven’t had the most fortune this Premier League season, but fortunately, with just seven matches to go, Nuno’s side has been dealt a significant boost with the injuries that have hampered the Hammers up until now.

West Ham initially had their January forward Pablo, injured for a long spell, and upon his return, star Crysencio Summerville sustained a calf injury against Brentford, which has seen him miss Manchester City and Aston Villa. Not to mention, in the midlands, we suffered yet another injury with Jean-Clair’s calf giving-way in the warm-up.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side faced a damning 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa as his squad appeared nothing but tired heading into the final game before the international break, and for once, it seems to have come promptly for West Ham.

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Torres, Konsa, Digne, Onana, Barkley, McGinn (C), Sancho, Rogers, Watkins
Subs: Bizot, Maatsen, Bogarde, Mings, Luiz, Tielemans, Buendia, Bailey, Abraham

West Ham: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Diouf, Todibo, Disasi, Mavropanos, Soucek, Fernandes, Bowen (C), Pablo, Taty
Subs: Areola, Kilman, Wilson, Potts, Kante, Magassa, Scarles, Traore, Walker-Peters