Mar 10, 2024, 12:49 ET
The Hammers drew at home against last-place Burnley; Mexican Edson Álvarez played the second half
LONDON — The West Ham rescued a point against Burnley thanks to a bit of Danny Ings on the final whistle, in the 91st minute, with which the men led by David Moyes They tied 2-2 and maintained seventh place in the Premier League.
He West Ham he played with fire and was about to get burned against the penultimate classified of the Premier Leaguewhich narrowly missed the victory and lost chances of cutting more points from Nottingham Forest, a team that marks the line between permanence and relegation and that this Sunday lost to Brighton (1-0).
West Ham rescued a point at home against Burnley. Julian Finney/Getty Images
He Burnleybrave during the 90 minutes, had a good first half in which they took the lead on the scoreboard through Fofana and Mavropanos, who scored an own goal just before half-time.
However, upon resumption the West Ham reacted and through Lucas Paquetá and de Ings equalized the score to prevent the Brighton will happen to him in the classification. Europe, meanwhile, is still far away: ten points will separate it from Tottenhamthe last club that would parade its name across the continent next season.
The Mexican midfielder Edson Alvarez He entered the field of play when the second half began and became an important piece in the Hammers’ reaction. Edson entered his usual position at the waist of the court, but as the minutes passed he closed the match as a central defender.