West Ham 3-0 Southampton: Three key players

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 31: Pablo Zabaleta of West Ham United battles for possesion with Sofiane Boufal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Southampton at London Stadium on March 31, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /

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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 23: Charlie Austin of Southampton is challenged by Mathias Jorgensen of Huddersfield Town during the Premier League match between Southampton and Huddersfield Town at St Mary’s Stadium on December 23, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) /

Charlie Austin

Despite being out for as long as three months, Austin played an impressive 82 minutes on his first-team return after suffering an injury over the festive period.

The forward looked lively and had more shots than any other Southampton player, albeit with none of them testing the West Ham goalkeeper.

Austin’s goal-threat however looks much better than that of Guido Carrillo’s with the Argentine still yet to find the back of the net since his record move from Monaco.

Positives can be drawn from the Englishman’s return and he’ll hope to kick on in the coming games.