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Super-sub Hernandez scores last-gasp winner to snatch three points for West Ham after early scare
Ex-Manchester United striker scored twice in quick succession to save the day for Manuel Pellegrini's side
JAVIER HERNANDEZ went from diver to high flier to cap a stunning West Ham fightback.
The striker redeemed himself after being booked for deliberately taking a tumble in last week’s dismal 2-0 defeat at Cardiff by popping up to spare his team massive embarrassment.
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Hernandez scored twice in the last seven breathless minutes to secure all three points for West Ham with the second a minute into injury time in a dizzying seven goal thriller.
Not that West Ham should escape scot free after being 3-1 down to the worst team in the division at one point before finally waking up and putting on a show in a seven goal thriller.
It should really be Town boss Jan Siewart kicking himself though. Although his team is doomed to relegation they were great value for a two goal lead until six minutes from time.
Huddersfield’s German coach had not seen his team even score on the road since taking over on January 21 - only for three to come along in one afternoon.
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Yet his team still blew it and even worse missed a glaring chance for a fourth when sub Philip Billing shot over the bar from six yards out with a minute left.
West Ham went pretty much straight up the other end and won it from a corner when Hernandez glanced home a header from a cross by Felipe Anderson.
The Hammers were booed off at half time and cheered off when the final whistle blew as reward for a remarkable fightback.
Huddersfield will take a long time to come back from the psychological blow of letting a big lead slip just as their fight for survival becomes pivotal.
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West Ham went ahead through a penalty scored by skipper Mark Noble in only the fifth minute and looked set for an easy afternoon.
But they were pegged back when Juninho Bacuna with a header from a corner.
Karlan Grant scored the first of his two goals with a toe poke inside the box from a scrambled free kick and a second with a stunner from 30 yards after mugging West Ham’s defence.
Angelo Ogbonna brought West Ham back into it with a header from a corner in the 75th minute before sub Hernandez got to work.
He was brought on at half time for Michail Antonio and equalised with a diving header in the 84th minute before nodding home a sensational winner in added time.
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