Graham Potter gets West Ham spell up and running with win over Fulham - Goals from Carlos Soler, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta secured a first Premier League victory for Potter.

The new head coach has a tough run of games in the capital to start his tenure and both he, and his team, have struggled in these fixtures

Match report as Fulham are the architects of their own downfall in Graham Potters first Premier League game as West Ham boss; Andreas Pereira and Bernd Leno mistakes pounced on by Carlos Soler and Lucas Paqueta;

West Ham have set a foundation after riding luck to beat Fulham - Goals from Carlos Soler, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta made it a winning start in the Premier League for new boss Potter.

Graham Potter says it feels "great" to pick up his first win as West Ham United head coach, though he admits the victory against Fulham was "stressful" at times.

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Graham Potter worked his magic as West Ham beat Fulham 3-2 in his first home game in charge. Goals from Carlos Soler, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta secured a first Premier League victory for Potter, who took over from the sacked Julen Lopetegui last week.

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -West Ham United rode their luck to beat charitable London rivals Fulham 3-2 in new manager Graham Potter's first Premier League match in charge on Tuesday. A fluent

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,