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West Ham United rode their luck to beat London rivals Fulham 3-2 in new manager Graham Potter's first Premier League match in charge on Tuesday.

Graham Potter takes charge of his first English Premier League game as West Ham boss, with his new club hosting local rivals Fulham.  The Hammers slipped out of the FA Cup on Friday at the hands of Aston VIlla in Potter's first game for the east London club,

Julen Lopetegui has been fired by West Ham after less than a year in the job and with the Premier League club in danger of being dragged into a relegation fight.

Alex Iwobi's cross doesn't take a touch off any player inside the box and manages to go into the Hammers' goal to get Fulham on the board at London Stadium.

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,

Graham Potter welcomed his first win at West Ham but admitted the performance was “far from” what he wants to see long-term. The Hammers won their first home match under Potter as they beat Fulham 3-2 at the London Stadium on Tuesday night.

Four shots and three goals - and most importantly three points - against Fulham will delight new Hammers boss Graham Potter. The former Brighton and Chelsea boss will not have had much time to work with his players - and his previous sides have often lacked a cutting edge - so this was an encouraging start.

If this was a sign of things to come from West Ham then the ride could be a lot of fun with Graham Potter steering the ship. A first Premier League victory and first home win at his first attempt as Hammers boss needed two absolute gifts from Fulham and a fair old dollop of good fortune as they piled on the pressure at the end,