Soucek held up nine fingers in tribute and captain Jarrod Bowen, who scored the winning goal, with O’Neil claiming there was another foul in the build-up, ran to pick up a number nine Antonio shirt after his accomplished strike. He had chopped inside, beating a half-hearted challenge from Guedes to guide a low shot into the corner of the net.

West Ham beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in the Premier League and heaped more pressure on beleaguered coach Gary O’Neil on Monday. Both sides came into the match under a cloud and the game was widely billed as a make-or-break match for O’Neill and West Ham counterpart Julen Lopetegui.