As Aaron Cresswell outdoes Bruno Fernandes & more, West Ham match Spurs in European history books
West Ham United’s latest Europa League victory on Thursday night has since given rise to an altogether impressive pair of statistics.
Bowen amongst the goals
David Moyes’ men returned to action a short time ago.
After getting the club’s post-international break endeavours off to a positive start courtesy of a 1-0 downing of Everton last weekend, the Irons turned their attentions back towards matters on the continent, in a meeting with KRC Genk.
And, when all was said and done at the London Stadium, West Ham’s stellar opening to the Europa League campaign only continued.
Another impressive display ultimately culminated in Moyes and co. emerging on the right side of a 3-0 scoreline.
Craig Dawson opened the evening’s scoring on the stroke of the interval, before a quick-fire double on the part of Issa Diop and Jarrod Bowen early in the 2nd-half ensured that all three points remained in the English capital.
Two goals in two minutes for West Ham! 💥
Jarrod Bowen makes it 3-0 for the hosts and Genk are falling apart in London…#UEL pic.twitter.com/acPS95spR2
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 21, 2021
Cresswell the set-piece specialist
And, as outlined above, on the back of the final whistle sounding at the London Stadium, an altogether noteworthy pair of statistics have since come to the fore online.
First, it was revealed that West Ham now stand as only the 2nd Premier League club to ever see out their opening three fixtures of a Europa League campaign with a perfect record, whilst boasting a trio of clean sheets:
3 – @WestHam are only the second English side to win each of their first three group games in a single UEFA Europa League campaign without conceding, after Spurs in 2013-14. The last team from any nation to do so won the competition (Sevilla in 2019-20). Omen. pic.twitter.com/7jwzOqhwIG
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 21, 2021
Not only that, but, after teeing up two of West Ham’s three goals this evening, it was confirmed that Irons stopper Aaron Cresswell has now bagged more set-piece assists than Bruno Fernandes, Kevin De Bruyne, or any other Premier League player since the beginning of last season:
8 – Aaron Cresswell has assisted eight goals from dead-ball situations in all competitions since the start of last season, the most of any Premier League player. Whip. pic.twitter.com/gUs09b8NvZ
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 21, 2021
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Chelsea FC | 8 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 16 | 18 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Brentford FC | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Arsenal FC | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Watford FC | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 8 | -8 | 3 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 8 | -9 | 3 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 8 | -14 | 2 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 5 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 4 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 |
| Sarr, Ismaila | Watford FC | 4 |
| Greenwood, Mason | Manchester United | 4 |
| Townsend, Andros | Everton FC | 3 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 3 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 3 |
| Gray, Demarai | Everton FC | 3 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 3 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 3 |
| Lukaku, Romelu | Chelsea FC | 3 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United | 3 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 3 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 4 |
| Veltman, Joel | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 4 |
| Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 4 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 0 | 2 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 3 |
| Cooper, Liam | Leeds United | 0 | 3 |
| Duffy, Shane | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 3 |
| Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 3 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 3 |
| Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 0 | 3 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 3 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 3 |
| Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 0 | 3 |
| Struijk, Pascal | Leeds United | 1 | 2 |
| McArthur, James | Crystal Palace | 0 | 3 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 3 |
| Etebo, Oghenekaro | Watford FC | 0 | 3 |
| Djenepo, Moussa | Southampton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 4 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 3 |
| Saint-Maximin, Allan | Newcastle United | 3 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 3 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 2 |
| Townsend, Andros | Everton FC | 2 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 2 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 2 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 2 |
| Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 2 |
| Manquillo, Javi | Newcastle United | 2 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 2 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 2 |
| Azpilicueta, Cesar | Chelsea FC | 2 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 |
| King, Joshua | Watford FC | 2 |
