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‘I understand the fans leaving’ admits David Moyes after West Ham shocker

11-Feb-2024 19:27:19 | The Guardian

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David Moyes pleaded for perspective after watching his West Ham team slump to a 6-0 defeat against Arsenal at the London Stadium, a performance he said was shaped by defensive weakness and a lack of fight.

The result equalled the club’s heaviest home defeat in the league – the 8-2 reverse against Blackburn in 1963 – and had supporters streaming for the exits, most obviously after the former West Ham captain Declan Rice had scored the sixth on 65 minutes.