Premier League: West Ham fans vote for goalpost as man of match after dour win over Hull

WEST Ham fans were so relieved by their team’s 1-0 Premier League win that they named an unlikely source of inspiration as man of the match .

The post saved the Hammers on three occasions.

WEST Ham fans were so relieved by their team’s 1-0 win over Hull that they named a goalpost as man of the match after the woodwork saved the Hammers on numerous occasions.

A Mark Noble penalty gave Slaven Bilic’s side the three points in the Premier League clash at the London Stadium but Hull hit the woodwork on no less than three occasions from Andrew Robertson (twice) and Dieumerci Mbokani.

With 5️⃣️7️⃣ per cent of the vote, congratulations to The Post on securing today's Man of the Match award!

👏👏👏 #COYI #WHUHUL pic.twitter.com/AdHur8bhTV

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) December 17, 2016

The goalpost beat Cheikhou Kouyate (17 percent), Andy Carroll (14) and Winston Reid (12) in the vote.

Originally published as Premier League: West Ham fans vote for goalpost as man of match after dour win over Hull