West Ham secure sense of relief

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic really felt a feeling of “relief” after Diafra Sakho’s late goal secured victory over Swansea and reduced the stress on him.

The atmosphere at London Stadium had actually been tense with followers dissatisfied concerning the performance of Bilic’s side for most of the game.

But Sakho relieved a few of the analysis on Bilic when he jumped on the end of fellow substitute Arthur Masuaku’s cross in the 90th min as well as stabbed the ball residence from close range.

“It is a relief, a great three points for us,” Bilic said. “I know it is shallow when the manager says there is pressure, but that makes a difference.

“To keep the support of the crowd we need to keep producing minute after minute and we did not do that in the first half. The guys on the bench lifted the team and crowd.”