Three West Ham players named in prestigious Premier League team of the week by analysts and it’s fully deserved

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Three West Ham players have been named in a prestigious Premier League team of the week by analysts and it’s fully deserved.

West Ham stars have probably avoided team of the week selections and match reports on Monday mornings for much of this season.

But they certainly won’t be this week after West Ham cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win in a relegation six-pointer away at Bournemouth.

And the Hammers took an almighty step towards Premier League safety in the process.

It was a Sunday stroll by the seaside for West Ham as goals from Michail Antonio, Lucas Paqueta, Declan Rice and Pablo Fornals put the seal on a brilliant week for the club.

Three West Ham players named in prestigious Premier League team of the week by analysts and it’s fully deserved

There were also several different assist-makers with Aaron Cresswell, Vladimir Coufal and Jarrod Bowen making the goals.

The victory lifted West Ham up to 13th in the table, six points clear of the bottom three – which is essentially seven points given David Moyes’ side’s vastly superior goal difference.

To a man West Ham were superb. And they showed no signs of tiredness from the roaring comebacks against Arsenal and Gent in the days prior.

With Newcastle romping to a 6-1 win over Spurs one might think their players would dominate team of the week selections.

But three West Ham players named in prestigious Premier League team of the week by analysts and it’s fully deserved.

That was the same number of players the Magpies had in the side.

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Forget the bias because WhoScored picks are based on cold, hard stats

So forget the obvious bias that is often prevalent in expert pundit or official Premier League team of the week selections.

Because WhoScored deliver their verdict based on cold, hard, detailed statistics.

And West Ham fans will be delighted to see Rice, Paqueta and Coufal have all been named in the latest WhoScored Premier League team of the week.

Coufal is now looking back to his best in a West Ham shirt. And he got the assist for Paqueta’s brilliant header as he curled in a lovely cross from the right.

The Czech was given a score of 8.01/10 to take his place in the team of the week at right-back.

Team of the week Holy Trinity for Hammers

Paqueta dazzled throughout to win high praise from his manager Moyes. He got a goal and a score of 8.60/10 – making him man of the match in the West Ham win.

The Brazilian magnifico takes his place in central midfield alongside Hammers skipper and fellow goalscorer Rice, who was awarded 8.33/10.

You can see the full WhoScored Prem team of the week in the post below.

One man who probably doesn’t agree with the selection is Cherries star Chris Mepham. The defender believes his side ‘completely controlled the game’ and lost to a dogged set piece side.

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