At 23:00 Beijing time on December 28, the 20th round of the Premier League started on time, and the promotion of Marwaterford home to meet West Ham United. In the first half, Dennis blitzkrieged the goal, Shoczek and Benrahma scored two goals in a row, and in the second half, Noble scored a penalty, and Vlasic was the icing on the cake. In the end, West Ham United defeated Watford 4-1 to end a three-round winless run, ending 2021.
In the 4th minute, Joshua King, Dennis went on a continuous cross inside the penalty area, using the rhythm change to shake away Craig Dawson, and his left-footed shot hung straight into the dead corner! 1-0, Watford made a fantastic start!
In the 27th minute, the "Big Yellow Peak" defense broke into a short circuit, Bowen easily found a gap, Shochek obliquely inserted into the penalty area, and shot into the net without anyone watching! 1-1, West Ham United equalised!
Just 108 seconds later, Antonio went down the right and knocked back into the inverted triangle, and Benrahma, who was in place, pushed the ball and broke the goal! 2-1, West Ham United completed the rebound!
In the 48th minute, Shoczek knocked on the left, Cathcart broke the ball and turned into a oolong assist, and Bowen volleyed sideways! Unfortunately, the referee reviewed the replay and decided that Shoczek had fouled the ball when creating the ball transfer, and the goal was invalid.
In the 58th minute, Bowen was knocked down by Bachmann, VAR intervened again, the referee checked the replay and awarded a penalty, Noble fell! West Ham United lead 3-1!
At the age of 34 years and 234 days, Noble became the oldest Englishman for West Ham United to play in the Premier League in nearly 15 years; he also tied for second in West Ham United's ever Premier League goal scores with this penalty.
In the 93rd minute, Bowen broke through with the ball on the right, easily entered the box and returned, and the substitute Vlasic laughed at the empty gift! West Ham United lead 4-1!
In the end, West Ham United took Watford 4-1. As the biggest dark horse of the season, West Ham United struggled a bit in December, and this was just their second league win this month. Luckily, the rivals Tottenham were also surprised, having been forced to draw by Southampton in this round. At this point, Moyes' side once again surpassed Tottenham hotspur and returned to 5th place in the table, with four points left in the Champions League.