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Soucek provides New Year spark as West Ham beat Everton 1-0

Football - Premier League - Everton v West Ham United - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - January 1, 2021. West Ham United's Tomas Soucek celebrates scoring their first goal. [REUTERS/Peter Byrne]

A late strike from Tomas Soucek gave West Ham United a 1-0 win at Everton in the first Premier League game of 2021 that had been short on fireworks until the Czech midfielder's well-deserved winner in the 86th minute.

The Hammers lost goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski to injury during the warm-up but his replacement Darren Randolph barely had a save to make as Everton struggled to break down their rearguard.

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