Callum Wilson played 60 minutes against Fulham before being hooked off for Magassa, and whilst the Englishman didn’t have a significant impact on the pitch, he played a crucial part in the victory secured. 

The Hammers have tried an array of different formations this season under two different managers, but the formation to have the highest win-to-play rate is the old classic 4-4-2. Nuno began to utilise the formation upon the coach Paco Jemez’s arrival, where the Spaniard highly recommended Nuno to play further pressing and attacking Football. 

After the unfortunate and untelling Liverpool loss, the Hammers reverted to having two up front and with the midfield of Soucek and Fernandes, that has now once again proved divident, it’s a high risk high reward type of formation, but it is neutralising the threatening teams and placing the Hammers in a position to begin safety. 

Having Callum Wilson available to us is bigger than it seems. Tonight, the Englishman had a poor performance; there’s no doubt about that. He had two strikes, both of which weren’t on target, one of the two being a significant chance that was sliced wide. In addition to this, he only managed to accumulate 10 touches on the ball, nowhere near enough when his partner upfront, Taty, managed three times the amount. 

Wilson’s ability on the pitch didn’t help secure West Ham the win tonight, but his availability of being able to be selected essentially provided the Hammers with the tools to secure victory. It is worth noting that the reason Nuno has recently fallen back from playing a 4-4-2 is due to not having Pablo, as the Brazilian suits the system better, but perhaps with his return rumoured to be close, West Ham might have returned to this formation in preparation for the remainder of the season.