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Prior to West Ham United’s game against Sheffield United, Robert Snodgrass had not played a single minute in the three latest Premier League matches.
However, in the latest two games, against the Blades and Newcastle United, the 32-year-old has been one of the Hammers’ most influential players.
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The most obvious indication of this is that he scored in each game, as he clinically slotted the ball past Dean Henderson for the first, then hit a volley from outside the box in the latter to add respectability to the scoreline against Newcastle, even if the performance didn’t warrant it.
As indicated above, he also made an impact outside of his goal contributions, performing well in both an attacking and defensive sense.
2 goals from 4 shots, as per WhoScored, is a pretty prolific return, while his 7 key passes indicate that he is showing the type of creativity the Hammers should be utilising to get on the score sheet with greater regularity.
As well as playing passes in effective areas, Snodgrass kept hold of the ball well, maintaining a pass success rate of 88% and 81% respectively.
The former Scotland international also showed a willingness to work defensively, making 4 tackles across the two games, despite being dribbled past 5 times.
In addition to all of the above, Snodgrass was the Hammers’ highest-rated player on WhoScored in each game, getting 7.6 and 7.9 respectively.
All of this indicated that Snodgrass has become an integral part of the team since coming back into the fold, offering a ray of light in what has been an underwhelming period for the club.