On August 29, newly relegated West Ham stood with two points from the first three Champions League games. There was a crisis atmosphere among the supporters, Nuno Santo became a potential candidate to be the first man to be fired. On August 31, West Ham signed Edvin Austbø from Viking, the next day came the first win in the league. After this, the London club has entered the direct promotion course.
Okay, we may be a little biased when we use the signings of a Norwegian player as a contribution to the “turning point”, but Austbø has clearly been a vitamin injection in the Hammers team.
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On Friday, it was Wrexham who went to the London Stadium, Ryan Reynolds and his Hollywood buddy probably choked on self-produced gin, when they saw the on-the-course-to-the-Premier League project being crushed 6-0 by West Ham!
Austbø never got off the bench, but got to see his new teammates start the goal celebration from the 28th minute with Jarred Bowen scoring to victory with tennis figures.
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West Ham thus secured their fourth win in a row and a provisional top spot in the Championship ahead of the remaining games in the round.
Against Derby last week, Austbø placed himself perfectly inside the five-meter box and broadsided in his first goal in a Hammers shirt. A goal in the 87th minute to make it 2-0 that punctuated the game (ended 3-0). In the days after Austbø’s perfect debut (also noted with an assist!), the Norwegian was hailed as a “super-sub” by several English media. Into the 77th minute, scoring in the 87th minute. This during the week after he landed in London!
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Two draws, one loss before Austbø put on the Hammers shirt, four wins after. You can draw the conclusion for yourself, we choose to highlight the Norwegian 21-year-old as a real vitamin injection for West Ham.
