Mediawatch - 28 March

Mediwatch

As the build-up to Saturday's trip to Hull City begins in earnest, we look at the Hammers stories making this morning's papers...

Aaron Cresswell has called on the Hammers to relieve any pressure they may be feeling by registering a result at Hull City on Saturday.

After three Premier League defeats in a row, West Ham will look to move back towards the top half of the Premier League table with victory at the KCOM Stadium and Cresswell knows they are capable of just that.

He told Sky Sports: "If you ask any of the players, they would say the same, we are fully behind [the manager] and fully supportive of him. Hopefully we can turn it around and take that pressure off everyone.

"Certainly all the lads here, the coaching staff and the manager, everyone is giving 110 per cent.

"Of course it is not going right at the minute, we want to put that right on Saturday. We know we haven't been good enough, especially of late, and certainly we look forward to the Hull game."

Meanwhile, in the Evening Standard, Manuel Lanzini has hailed Mark Noble's importance to the team.

He said: “It’s very good to play alongside Nobes. It’s always good to play alongside experienced players and particularly those who are truly loved at their clubs.

"They are the ones who can help you so much on and off the pitch."

Also in the Evening Standard, Olivier Giroud has claimed his 'scorpion kick' goal against Crystal Palace was superior to Andy Carroll's stupendous overhead kick against the same opposition.

We're sure Hammers fans will have something to say about that when they visit Emirates Stadium next week!

Carroll has a fan in former Hammers man Dean Ashton, who Tweeted that England should have called up the Big No9 for their games against Germany and Lithuania last week.

Ashton's Tweets are picked up in the Mirror here.

Finally, with an eye on Saturday's game, Hull are expecting Michael Dawson to return to fitness after a seven-week absence.

There's more in this Sky Sports piece.