Not so long ago West Ham would have let Aston Villa's early goal turn into three, four, five or maybe even six. Instead they fought to earn a point

Graham Potter’s previous work with Evan Ferguson may give West Ham an advantage in the race to sign the Brighton striker amid interest from Germany.

Okafor – who AC Milan signed from RB Salzburg for €15m (£12.7m) back in July 2023 – has scored one goal and provided two assists in 16 appearances so far this season. TBR Football understand West Ham also hold an interest in Marcus Rashford – who Manchester United want to offload.

West Ham are set to complete the appointment of Kyle Macaulay from Chelsea, talkSPORT understands. Macaulay is a long-term colleague of Graham Potter, who he first worked with at Swedish side

Chelsea are reportedly set to try and hijack West Ham ’s move to sign ‘promising’ star Stefanos Tzimas in a transfer blow for Graham Potter. West Ham, who are managed by former Blues boss Potter, have been heavily linked with a move to sign the Greek teenage sensation in January.

Football Insider has been told by Keith Wyness that replacing Julen Lopetegui with Graham Potter will have cost West Ham around "£10m".