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West Ham players devote win over Wolves to Antonio
West Ham United's Michail Antonio celebrates scoring with teammates

West Ham 2-1 Wolves
by Paul Donovan
at the London Stadium

THE persona of fan favourite Michail Antonio hung over this game, after the big striker was seriously injured in a car accident at the weekend.

Tomas Soucek confirmed that the players had spoken by video link before the game. All wore Antonio tracksuit tops in the warm up.

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