Pereira scores brace as Fulham beat West Ham

Andreas Pereira scored twice as Fulham clinched a 2-0 triumph over West Ham United at the London Stadium.

The Hammers had the first chance to make the breakthrough when Bernd Leno parried Vladimir Coufal's shot into Michail Antonio's path, but the striker failed to hit the target.

However, it was the Cottagers who broke the deadlock in the ninth minute. Konstantinos Mavropanos could only clear Alex Iwobi's cross into the path of Pereira, who swerved past Lukasz Fabianski before calmly slotting the ball into the net.

Fabianski denied Pereira once more in the half hour mark, while Coufal missed the target at the other end, with both sides threatening to score.

Just before half-time, Fabianski made another crucial save to thwart Willian's strike, and then denied Rodrigo Muniz's header as Fulham finished the half strongly.

The visitors doubled their lead in the 72nd minute, with Pereira netting his second goal of the match after turning a low Iwobi cross into the back of the net.

Despite their efforts, West Ham struggled to mount a comeback, allowing Fulham to secure a convincing victory.

With this result, Marco Silva's men rise into 12th place in the Premier League table, while David Moyes' side remain eighth, two points behind seventh-placed Manchester United.