Konstantinos Mavropanos sees red but Lucas Paqueta unfortunate - Graham Potter tasted defeat on home soil for the first time as West Ham boss
There was a time when Lucas Paqueta would only fleetingly show the offensive traits that made him a valuable asset to West Ham United. But two games into the Graham Potter era and those redeeming features are now the norm rather than an exception.
West Ham boss Graham Potter has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace (kick-off 15:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference:
West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta has taken to socail media to send a message to the fans after their win over Fulham.
Jean-Philippe Mateta bags brace as Crystal Palace beat Graham Potter’s West Ham - The French striker made it four goals in his last three matches as Oliver Glasner’s Eagles secured back-to-back away victories.
Report as Jean-Philippe Mateta scored for a third Premier League game in a row to put Crystal Palace on course for victory before Konstantinos Mavropanos was shown second yellow for high boot on the striker;
Graham Potter worked his magic as West Ham beat Fulham 3-2 in his first home game in charge. Goals from Carlos Soler, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta secured a first Premier League victory for Potter, who took over from the sacked Julen Lopetegui last week.
West Ham have taken 14 points from their 11 home matches this Premier League season, while Crystal Palace have taken 13 points from their 10 away games
Another Fulham defensive error allows Lucas Paqueta an open goal as he tucks away his side's third goal of the night at London Stadium.
West Ham striker Danny Ings, speaking to TNT Sports on Lucas Paqueta's winning goal: "You just saw that Fulham were starting to control the game and I wanted to just come in and lift the tempo of the game.
Defensive errors by Fulham hand Graham Potter fortuitous victory in his first home match as West Ham head coach
West Ham have been a bit of a mess this season and Graham Potter has a fair bit of work to do. Some of the results have been OK but others have been catastrophic. They have the players to do so, but there has been no confidence or belief, so Potter has got to find a way to turn that around.