LONDON (Reuters) -West Ham United rode their luck to beat charitable London rivals Fulham 3-2 at the London Stadium in new manager Graham Potter's first Premier League match in charge on Tuesday. A fluent Fulham side dominated the derby but failed to take their chances and gifted the hosts two goals,

West Ham has hired Graham Potter as the coach a day after Julen Lopetegui was fired. Potter has been out of management since he was fired by Chelsea in 2023 after just seven months in the job at Stamford Bridge.

Graham Potter worked his magic as West Ham beat Fulham 3-2 in his first home game in charge. Goals from Carlos Soler, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta secured a first Premier League victory for Potter, who took over from the sacked Julen Lopetegui last week.

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Graham Potter won his first Premier League game in charge of West Ham in a wild five-goal thriller against Fulham.

Carlos Soler pounces on a poor Fulham giveaway and unleashes a venomous strike into the back of the net to give the Hammers a 1-0 lead at London Stadium.

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Just two minutes after West Ham opened the scoring, Tomas Soucek makes it 2-0 against Fulham in the first half at the London Stadium.