The choice of Lucas Fabianski or Alphonse Areola as ‘number one’ in the West Ham goal would, in less trying times, occupy considerable thought and blog posts. before the Lopetegui crisis much had been made of the need to recruit a new shot-stopper in January. It doesn’t seem quite so critical just now!
However, West Ham fans have an opportunity to support the Polish veteran keeper as Fabianski has got himself nominated for the Premier League save of the month for November.
Alongside Aaron Ramsdale, Bernd Leno, Mark Flekken, Andre Onana and Mads Hermansen, The Hammers’ keeper is in pretty illustrious company. The context – already being well behind in the Nottingham Forest game – makes this save even more special as West Ham were vainly chasing a lost cause.
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Fabianksi’s effort is both top notch and pretty spectacular and I’d urge you to vote for him in the Premier League’s November competition. The link to vote and re-view the ‘fab’ save is here.