Southampton manager Ivan Juric has revealed he is open to giving defender Armel Bella-Kotchap a chance in the first team.

Jarrod Bowen scored a second half winner for West Ham United in a 1-0 Premier League victory at Southampton as new Saints manager Ivan Juric suffered defeat in his first game in charge of the struggling club on Thursday.

West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski was carried off at Southampton on Boxing Day, as the Polish goalkeeper underwent lengthy treatment on the pitch after a collision. The game was stopped for over seven minutes as Fabianski was treated and then stretchered off.

West Ham have had to manage without summer signing Niclas Fullkrug for most of the season, while Michail Antonio's involvement in a car accident means he will be out for a long spell. The Hammers then lost defender Max Kilman and goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski to injury in the first half,

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Jarrod Bowen scored a second half winner for West Ham United in a 1-0 Premier League victory at Southampton as new Saints manager Ivan Juric suffered defeat in his first game in charge of the struggling club on Thursday.

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Jarrod Bowen scored a second-half winner for West Ham United in a 1-0 Premier League victory at Southampton as new manager Ivan Juric suffered defeat in his first game in charge of the struggling club.

Jarrod Bowen scored his 100th league goal as West Ham narrowly defeated Southampton 1-0, handing Ivan Juric a losing start as manager.