West Ham head coach Graham Potter has acknowledged the importance of Lucas Paqueta to the team ahead of hosting Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Graham Potter emphasises Lucas Paquetas importance to West Ham ahead of their match against Crystal Palace, highlighting his recent performances.

West Ham boss Graham Potter has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace (kick-off 15:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference:

West Hams Graham Potter believes his team deserved more than a draw against Aston Villa after a strong performance at Villa Park.

West Ham set up in a 5-3-2 formation for their 1-1 draw with Villa and had their wingbacks looking to push forward at every opportunity. The London club also deployed the high press, similar to Celtic and it seems Unai Emery’s side struggled to deal with it.

But Brighton’s Evan Ferguson on a six-month loan would be perfect for both clubs. He needs games under his belt and clubs need a No 9. At 20, he looks to have a huge future in the Premier League but could do with regular games in the coming months.

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West Ham head coach Graham Potter has acknowledged the importance of Lucas Paqueta to the team ahead of hosting Crystal Palace on Saturday. Graham Potter was keen to highlight Lucas Paqueta's ...

West Ham are hoping to win the race to sign Brighton’s Evan Ferguson, with the Seagulls increasingly likely to let the forward leave this month. The Hammers’s long-standing interest in Ferguson is well-known and has only been amplified since the appointment of Graham Potter, under whom the player made his initial Brighton breakthrough.

West Ham lost 2-0 to Crystal Palace at the London Stadium in a match that saw Konstantinos Mavropanos sent off. The Eagles took the lead after the break when Jean-Philippe Mateta fired in.

West Ham boss Graham Potter felt his side deserved even more ... with Danny Ings firing narrowly wide before the influential Lucas Paqueta had a goal ruled out for offside in stoppage time.

Graham Potter has come in at West Ham looking to change things with immediate effect, raising the pressing intensity off the ball, changing the formation based on personnel and aiming to get the best from his top players such as Lucas Paqueta and Mohamed Kudus.