Bring on the Saints!

  • by Staff Writer
  • Friday, 23rd March 2018

West Ham striker Jordan Hugill is hoping to be involved in next weekend's vital Premier League clash against Southampton.

The former Preston striker, an 'under the radar' £8million capture during the January transfer window is yet to start a competitive fixture for United since moving from the Championship in January.

The 25-year-old's comtribution to the first team thus far has amounted to a total of 12 minutes of football, following late substitute appearances against Brighton and Watford.

However having grabbed his first goal for the club earlier this week, in the 3-1 friendly win at National League Dagenham & Redbridge on Wednesday, Hugill is hoping that he may be able to force his way into David Moyes' plans for the home clash with the Saints.

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"The goal was good for me and good for the team, and the 90 minutes I played and the hard work I put in should put me in the manager’s mind," he told whufc.com. "But, at the end of the day it’s down to the manager.

"It’s one of those things where I’ll keep plugging away and, when my time comes, I’ll be ready for it. I’m really excited for the Southampton game, which is a massive game for the Club and one I’d be delighted to play my part in.

"It’s a massive game so hopefully we can come out on top."

Hugill, who had endured a difficult night for scant reward prior to notching his 87th-minute effort at Victoria Road was also delighted to get his first 90m inutes under his belt - albeit in a friendly against weaker opposition.

"It was a good run out and I think we did well in the end," he added. "I was delighted to get on the scoresheet. The main thing for me was to get 90 minutes under my belt and get that work in that I’ve been missing out on recently.

"Their lads got a few blocks on my shots on the six-yard line, so it was a bit disappointing in the first half for me as I felt I should have had two goals, but I kept working hard and got my reward in the end."

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