Asked about West Ham United’s failure to kill off Crystal Palace in April, Slaven Bilic pointed out that it is impossible to score three goals in every match. The message was that his team had to become more solid. But little has changed since that 2-2 draw with Alan Pardew’s side at Upton Park. West Ham remain weak defensively and have conceded two or more goals in 15 of their past 23 matches following the 3-0 defeat against Southampton on Sunday, which left a side who challenged for Champions League qualification last season languishing in the bottom three after opening this campaign with five defeats in six games.
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