West Ham 1 Angers 0: Hammers sign off pre-season with win as Javier Hernandez scores upon return

Quick start | Hernandez was back among the goals following his return from holiday
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West Ham signed off their pre-season preparations with a 1-0 friendly win over French side Angers in Austria as Javier Hernandez scored upon his return.

The Mexican, who was time and again linked with a move away last season, is back with the club following his holiday after the World Cup.

Hernandez was one of six changes made from the side which started in the penalty shootout win over Mainz earlier in the week, with club record signing Felipe Anderson coming into the side having been rested.

Another to come back in was Aaron Cresswell, having missed out through injury so far during pre-season, and it was his low cross to the front post which provided the assist to Hernandez after 23 minutes.

Cresswell fired the ball across before Hernandez, cutting in front of his man, turned the ball home.

New signing Lukasz Fabianski had little to do in goal for the Hammers, though was forced into a smart save late on in the second half, while Michail Antonio spurned a golden chance from six yards shortly after the break.

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