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“The Post” wins man of the match for West Ham

It’s been that kind of season for the Hammers

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A 76th-minute penalty from Mark Noble gave West Ham a 1–0 win over Hull City, but according to West Ham supporters, the man of the match wasn’t Noble or any other human being. It was The Post.

From West Ham’s official website:

Prior to their visit to east London, Hull had hit the woodwork three times in 16 matches. On Saturday, they doubled that tally in 90 minutes.

It’s been a difficult season for The Post, with the Hammers’ move to London Stadium, but it’s finding its form at a good time. Now West Ham just have to hope that it doesn’t put in a transfer request when the window opens in January. Rumor has it Man City might put in a bid.


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Lights go out at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light

It’s been that kind of season for the Black Cats

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Sunderland have endured an absolutely miserable season thus far, so of course when they finally play well enough to win at home for the first time this season (and just the second time overall), the lights go out during the game.

A power failure at the Stadium of Light (who says the football gods don’t have a sense of humor?) prompted fans to create a beautiful twinkle effect with their phones as Sunderland beat Hull City 3–0 to climb out of last place in the Premier League.

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Surely Sunderland fans would’ve preferred this to happen during their 4–1 loss to Arsenal or 3–0 loss to Everton, but it hasn’t been like the Black Cats’ fortunes to enjoy small graces such as that.

The outage also had Sunderland manager David Moyes doing his post-match press conference in the dark, which gave him the opportunity to work in a shot at the assembled journalists in the name of banter.

When Moyes recently said that he often sits alone in a darkened room after matches, I don’t think this is what he meant.


Hull’s Jake Livermore tests positive for cocaine, living in Hull considered punishment enough

Hull midfielder Jake Livermore has been suspended by both his club and the FA after testing positive for cocaine (aka Maradona’s Miracle Munch). This is an odd measure, since playing for a relegation threatened club in the city voted Britain’s dullest place in 2008 without being able to take any drugs is punishment enough.

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