West Ham Secure 6th Spot With Southampton Win
West Ham secured their best league finish in 22 years and qualified for the Europa League as a 3-0 win over Southampton secured a sixth-placed finish.
In front of 10,000 fans, David Moyes’ side needed just a point to secure sixth place and took full control of their destiny in the first half with Pablo Fornals scoring twice in a quickfire double (30 & 33) that took the game away from Saints.
Declan Rice added further gloss to the scoreline in the closing stages (86).
It caps a memorable season for Moyes and his impressive side, whose haul of 65 points sets a new club record for most points in a Premier League season.
They have qualified for the Europa League group stage, courtesy of Leicester winning FA Cup, while Southampton end a rather mediocre season in 15th.
Player ratings
West Ham: Fabianski (8), Coufal (8), Dawson (8), Ogbonna (7), Cresswell (7), Soucek (7), Rice (8), Fornals (8), Lingard (7), Bowen (7), Antonio (7)
Subs used: Benrahma (7)
Saints: McCarthy (5), Walker-Peters (7), Bednarek (6), Vestergaard (6), Salisu (6), Minamino (6), Ward-Prowse (7), Armstrong (7), Diallo (6), Ings (6), Redmond (6)
Subs used: Tella (6), Romeu (6)
Man of the match: Declan Rice
