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Noble pen sees Hammers beat Hull
- Updated: December 17, 2016
Mark Noble’s penalty 14 minutes from time gave West Ham a narrow 1-0 win over Hull City at London Stadium on Saturday.
Three days after his winner against Burnley, it was captain Noble who gave West Ham the three points again, rolling a penalty home after Tom Huddlestone brought down Michail Antonio.
Dieumerci Mbokani hit the post for Hull in the first half after capitalising on Aaron Cresswell’s mistake, before Noble nearly diverted into his own net after half-time, hitting the bottom of the woodwork with a header.
The result leaves West Ham 13th following their first back-to-back Premier League wins at London Stadium, while Hull are now bottom, having won just once in 14 league games.
Andy Carroll started consecutive league games for the first time this season, while Mbokani came in for Adama Diomande for Hull.
Michael Dawson did well to block Dimitri Payet’s effort from inside the area early on, but Hull had most of the chances in the first …
