West Ham made to wait again for a Premier League win
Pressure has been building on Graham Potter in recent weeks and the West Ham manager is now eight games without a win in the Premier League.He has only collected 14 points in 15 games since replacing Julen Lopetegui as the Hammers boss in January and only the three relegated sides - Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton - have collected fewer points than them since.Potter's most recent win came against Leicester in February and they have since then drawn four and lost four games.Their 1-1 draw with Southampton and the 3-2 defeat by Brighton have been particular frustrating with striker Niclas Fullkrug making scathing remarks on his team-mates after the Saints game two weeks ago.The German striker, who was in turn criticised by Potter for the outburst, was back among the starters in the 1-1 stalemate with Tottenham on Sunday but cut a frustrated figure after not getting enough service.West Ham needed their captain Jarrod Bowen to step up again with the equaliser after Wilson Odobert's early opener for Spurs and Bowen almost secured three points for the hosts with a header in the 82nd minute.But it was not to be as Potter's wait for a win goes on.They will next make the trip to Manchester United before wrapping up their campaign with games against Nottingham Forest and Ipswich.
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