Watford 1-4 West Ham: The pick of the stats

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  • West Ham earned their 22nd Premier League win of 2021. Only in 1959 (23) have they enjoyed more top-flight league wins in a single calendar year in the club’s history.
  • Watford have lost five consecutive Premier League matches, their longest losing run within a single league season since they lost each of their final six games of the 2016-17 campaign under Walter Mazzarri.
  • David Moyes' side have recovered 12 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, more than any other side. The Hammers have won four league matches in which they have fallen behind this term, as many as they managed in the whole of last season.
  • At three minutes 59 seconds, Emmanuel Dennis’ opener was Watford’s earliest goal in a Premier League match since November 2019 v Norwich (one minute 16 seconds), and earliest at Vicarage Road in the competition since May 2018 v Newcastle (one minute 58 seconds).