CM Story - The Story of Josh McEwen

West Ham United (4-1-4-1): Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Diouf, Potts (Off 63), Bowen (Off 89), Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Summerville, Fullkrug (Off 89) 

Subs: Fabianski, Igor Julio, Soucek (On 63), Wilson (On 89), Mavropanos, Fernandes, Marshall On 89), Earthy, Walker-Peters 

Wolves (4-3-3): Johnstone, Garcia, Goes, Agbadou, Bueno (Off 63), Gomes, Jashari, Toth Off 79), Esse (Off 63), Arokodare (Off 79), George (Off 79) 

Subs: Sa, Tchatchoua, Krejci, Andre (On 79), Arias (On 63), Lembikisa, Wolfe (On 63), Hwang Hee Chan (On 79), Larsen (On 79) 

Q: Nuno not a single shot from your side but a point none the less are you happy with a draw today? 

Nuno Espirito Santos “We need wins we know that especially at home but today we were up against a team in very good form who have played some very good teams lately and beaten them. The main focus was on making sure defensively we were very solid and to try and counter obviously defensively we were very good but in transition we were poor and we allowed them to control a lot of the ball but I don’t think they ever looked like scoring I think if anything they came here and were happy to take a point and didn’t leave themselves open to any counters.” 

Q: Josh not a classic game you managed to not allow them any shots but struggled to create many chances yourselves. What are your thoughts on the game? 

Josh McEwen “I think that sums it up to be honest West Ham sat really deep and we struggled to really create many clear cut chances. We wanted to come here and win the game, we wanted to dictate the match but in the final third we weren’t good enough I don’t know if the long gap between games had a negative affect on that but defensively we were outstanding both centre backs won everything in the air and like you said they didn’t have a shot. It wasn’t a classic game and a draw is the fair result because it was a boring contest.” 

Leeds (4-3-3): Perri, Bogle, Bijol, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Stach, Longstaff (Off 68), Gruev (Off 45), Aaronsen, Okafor (Off 54), Gnonto 

Subs: Meslier, Nornauw, Ampadu (On 45), Nmecha (On 54), Christensen, Harrison, Piroe, Tanaka (On 68), Byram 

Wolves (4-3-3): Johnstone, Garcia, Goes, Agbadou, Bueno (Off 68), Andre, Jashari, Toth (Off 68), Arias, Arokodare, Hwang Hee Chan (Off 68) 

Subs: Sa, Tchatchoua, Krejci, Wolfe (On 68), Lembikisa, Gomes (On 68), Esse, Larsen, George (On 68) 

Q: Daniel a very damaging loss for your side today overshadowed by a serious injury to Gruev. What are your thoughts on the game? 

Daniel Farke “Yeah seeing Ilia stretchered off just before half time wasn’t nice we wish him all the best. The result was obviously not the result we wanted and I think is a bit harsh on my players. We were 1-0 down due to a corner at half time but then we had two glorious chances right at the start of the second half and you could feel the crowd lift everyone thought we would score the next goal and then out of nowhere they break and suddenly we are 2-0 down and against a Wolves team who moved the ball well it was difficult and we struggled to lift ourselves after that second goal. It is harsh on my players because we worked hard but on the balance of play Wolves probably edged it but we have to keep fighting if we want to remain in this league next season because Everton and west Ham are breathing down our necks now.” 

Q: Josh you made the decision to bring Hwang Hee Chan in, he won the corner you scored from then added the second was your choice vindicated? 

Josh McEwen “Hwang has earnt a start, he has been training fantastically and has made a positive impact recently when coming on so I’m happy for him as are all the lads. He was superb today but I thought all the lads were it was a massive game for us and we have come away with three points that have given us a six point gap now from the relegation places with five games to go. The way people said were talking about us when I came in everyone was saying we would be relegated but we have put ourselves in a strong position to stay in the league next season it is upto us to see it through now.”