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Nuno Espirito Santo Hope Tati Castellanos scores the first goal west ham united It’s finally time to start their season.
Castellanos scored the winning goal in extra time to help the Hammers beat the Championship 2-1 and avoid FA Cup defeat. QPR.
Argentinian signed for £26m Lazio A powerful header from Clesencio Somerville’s cross broke down brave Rangers earlier this month.
Hammers boss Nuno will now pray his new striker can start scoring goals in games Premier League to boost their increasingly desperate bid to avoid relegation – starting next weekend at fellow crisis club Tottenham Hotspur.
“I think goals build confidence,” he said. “Our forwards performed very well but scoring changes everything, not just for them individually but for us as well.
“It’s going to change our week. We’re going to feel better this week. The guys are going to recover better.
“I think we can take a step and make progress instead of recovering and bouncing back. Everything will get better this week.
“Overall, in terms of fight, in terms of desire, in terms of character, I’m very happy, especially in the situation we’re in. It was very important for us today.”
West Ham’s one blemish was defender Constantinos Mavropanos being stretchered off after landing awkwardly in the penalty area at a corner kick.
Nuno added: “It’s bad. It’s in the neck. His neck is very sore and he’s in pain.
“We’ll need to evaluate him for a few days, but hopefully he’ll be OK.”
In the injury time of the first half, Sangutu Magasa assisted Somerville to score his first goal of the season, giving West Ham United the lead.
But Rangers’ record in the FA Cup third round was the worst of any club in the country and they threatened to surprise when Richard Cohen leveled them.
They ultimately suffered their 53rd defeat in the third round and their 17th defeat in the past 22 games at this stage, but Rangers coach Julian Stephan was full of pride in his team’s effort.
“I think this is an opportunity to show the value and quality of the QPR players and the way they performed today and the way the fans performed today makes me very proud,” the Frenchman said.
“The players did everything they could to push the Premier League team forward. I think they did a great job.
“It’s difficult to concede goals like this but they showed great character in the second half.”