Deputy Black Stars Captain Andre Ayew played 68 minutes as West Ham succumbed to a 3-2 defeat at Saint Mary’s Park to Southampton.
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The Ghanaian was replaced by Edmilson Fernandez in the second half with West Ham player almost an hour with ten men. Record signing Marco Arnaitovic saw red in the 33rd minute.
Charlie Austin scored a 90th minute penalty to deny the visitors a point after former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez clawed back two goals for the Hammers.
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Andre Ayew struggled to find his rhythm in the game as he got fouled and closely monitor by Oriol in the heart of midfield.
The Ghanaian was then involved in a couple of altercations as he fouled Nathan Redmond on a number of occasions.