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What West Ham need to do to beat West Brom

By Scott Johnson

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Slaven Bilic, Manager of West Ham United looks on from his seat during the Premier League match between Southampton and West Ham United at St Mary's Stadium on February 4, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Slaven Bilic, Manager of West Ham United looks on from his seat during the Premier League match between Southampton and West Ham United at St Mary's Stadium on February 4, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) /
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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 04: Slaven Bilic of West Ham United and Claude Puel (R) of Southampton watch on during the Premier League match between Southampton and West Ham United at St Mary’s Stadium on February 4, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Arfa Griffiths/West Ham United via Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 04: Slaven Bilic of West Ham United and Claude Puel (R) of Southampton watch on during the Premier League match between Southampton and West Ham United at St Mary’s Stadium on February 4, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Arfa Griffiths/West Ham United via Getty Images) /

Believe

This one is a little less tangible, but the belief needs to remain within the West Ham side.

One of the most annoying things about the big defeats to the top sides has been the lack of fight after the first goal has gone in. As soon as the side are down, they’ve been very reluctant to get back up again.

When playing a side like West Brom the first goal can fall to either side. The home team need to get behind their style of play and not give up. Last week against Southampton was a perfect example of that, because despite conceding an early goal the whole side stuck to their task perfectly and they came back into the game.

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But it can also be a struggle to get the first goal. If the first half is goalless that wouldn’t be a surprise, so West Ham must continue to plug away and carry on the way they should without panicking.

This will not be an easy game, but it is one the Hammers should be winning. If they can keep in mind these 5 things then they should do that.