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The showdown between West Ham United and Everton this evening has seen both sides dealt concerning blows on the personnel front.
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DCL on target
The Hammers and Toffees are of course currently locked in action at the London Stadium.
The clash marks a crucial one in the Premier League’s battle for European football, with hosts West Ham, ahead of kick, off, having been sitting pretty in 5th.
Carlo Ancelotti’s visitors, on the other hand, sat 8th, but aware that a victory would guide them to within three points of their hosts on Sunday.
And, as things stand, all three points is precisely what the Merseysiders are headed towards.
Deep in the 2nd-half, the European hopefuls are separated by a solitary goal, after Dominic Calvert-Lewin latched onto Ben Godfrey’s defence-splitting pass to slot beyond Lukasz Fabianski:
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Everton take the lead at the London Stadium
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Injuries mounting
As outlined above, though, the all-action nature of the exchanges in the capital, to this point, have come at a cost.
During the 2nd-half of play, both sides were forced into changes, after seeing defenders pick up respective fitness concerns.
First, shortly before the hour mark, West Ham’s injury woes were added to, when Aaron Cresswell, despite a concerted effort to continue, was eventually forced to succumb to an unspecified issue:
This doesn’t look good for Aaron Cresswell.
The West Ham man won’t be able to continue and is replaced by Ryan Fredericks.
Everton continue to lead 1-0 at London Stadium, but the hosts have been getting closer!#WHUEVE #bbcfootball
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) May 9, 2021
Then, just minutes later, it was Everton’s turn to feel the wrath of the late season injury bug, as Yerry Mina pulled up with what appeared to be a muscle issue of his own, before being replaced by Mason Holgate:
62′ First sub – Mina needs to come off so Holgate enters the fray.
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— Everton (@Everton) May 9, 2021
When it comes to Fantasy Football implications, owners of Mina will no doubt breathe a sigh of relief, after the stopper exited the fray just past the hour mark, meaning his clean sheet bonus was secured.
Cresswell owners, on the other hand, will be cursing their luck, with the West Ham man having conceded, before being hauled off just before the 60-minute mark, meaning a points blank will be incoming this weekend.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 35 | 46 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 34 | 31 | 70 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 35 | 23 | 64 |
| 4 | Leicester City FC | 35 | 20 | 63 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 34 | 11 | 58 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 34 | 18 | 57 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 35 | 20 | 56 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 33 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 35 | 50 | |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 34 | 9 | 49 |
| 11 | Aston Villa FC | 34 | 8 | 48 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 35 | -12 | 45 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 34 | -20 | 41 |
| 14 | Newcastle United FC | 35 | -18 | 39 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 35 | -5 | 37 |
| 16 | Southampton FC | 34 | -20 | 37 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 34 | -16 | 36 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 34 | -20 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | -34 | 26 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 35 | -44 | 17 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 21 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 17 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 17 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 15 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 13 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 13 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 13 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
| Wood, Chris | Burnley FC | 11 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 10 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 10 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 9 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 9 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 11 | |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 8 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 8 | |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 8 | |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 8 | |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Holgate, Mason | Everton FC | 8 | |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 7 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 8 | |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 6 |
| McGoldrick, David | Sheffield United FC | 7 | |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 7 | |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 7 | |
| Dunk, Lewis | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 2 | 5 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 7 | |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 7 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 7 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 6 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 6 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 6 |
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