West Ham make hard work of dispatching Burnley 1-0 at the London Stadium

West Ham 1-0 Burnley West Ham made heavy weather of beating Burnley, having dominated for long stretches of this game at the London Stadium. The Londoners were in charge from the kick off, with the neat interchanges of passing and movement from their front runners – Mikail Antonio, Jarrod Bowen and Said Benrahma. The game was just eight minutes old, when Antonio put the Hammers in front, converting a cross from Pablo Fornals. West Ham should have been home and dry by the second half but Bowen squandered a chance when put clear by a great cross field ball from Declan Rice. The former Hull striker managed to hit the side netting with the goal at his mercy. A Rice free kick then bent just over. But by the final 20 minutes Burnley had stepped up a gear, leaving the home side hanging on. The visitors pressure saw Ben Mee head just wide and Dwight McNeill graze the bar with a cross. West Ham should have wrapped things up in injury time, though, when substitute Manuel Lanzini had a clear sight of goal but blazed over. West Ham manager David Moyes was full of praise for striker Antonio, who put in a solid 90 minutes following his lay off for injury. “We need to be careful with him,” said Moyes, who confirmed the club are seeking to sign back up, after the departure of Sebastien Haller to Ajax. But the game was really one for defenders, with Moyes particularly fulsome in his praise for central defenders Angelo Ogbonna and Craig Dawson, who he described as magnificent. “Angelo Ogbonna is a big player for us. He’s in really good form.. solid, good and consistent,” said Moyes Burnley manager Sean Dyche felt it was his side’s failure to find the “killer moment” that had once again cost them. “It has been the story of our season so far,” he said. “We need to find that detail in the final third.”