West Ham win an anomaly in meek relegation battle


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Chelsea - London Stadium, London, Britain - July 1, 2020 West Ham United's Jack Wilshere and Andriy Yarmolenko celebrate after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Julian Finney/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - Until West Ham United's 3-2 home win over Chelsea on Wednesday, restart had certainly not amounted to a fresh start for the club's languishing at the wrong end of the Premier League.

In fact, it was almost disingenuous to label it as a 'battle' for survival, so meek were the performances of Norwich City, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Watford and West Ham.

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