Michail Antonio – Football Flame

21Apr

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West Ham thrash Gent to reach semi-finals

Michail Antonio of West Ham United celebrates with Lucas Paqueta after scoring goal during the UEFA Europa Conference League quarterfinal second leg match between West Ham United and KAA Gent at London Stadium on April 20, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.West Ham booked a Europa Conference League semi-final meeting with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar after a rousing comeback against Gent at London Stadium. Michail Antonio scored twice, with Lucas Paqueta converting a penalty to make amends for his part in the visitors’ 26th-minute opener. Skipper Declan Rice added a brilliant third, finding the net with a low shot at the end of a surging run that started in his own half. It was too much in the end for Gent, who were outclassed after taking the lead on aggregate through Hugo Cuypers’ first-half...

31Jan

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FA Cup, Michail Antonio, NEWS

Antonio scores as West Ham ease past Derby to earn Man Utd clash in FA Cup

David Moyes the manager / head coach of West Ham United and Michail Antonio of West Ham United during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round game between Derby County and West Ham United at Pride Park on January 30, 2023 in Derby, England.David Moyes cannot wait to take on his former club Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round after goals from Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio sealed West Ham’s 2-0 victory at third tier Derby on Monday. Bowen put West Ham ahead early in the first half and Antonio doubled the lead soon after the interval in the fourth round tie. Moyes’ side will head to Old Trafford in late February as they continue their bid to reach the FA Cup final for the first time since 2006. It will be Moyes’ latest return to United, who sacked the Scot in 2014 only 10 months after he ...

23Dec

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Michail Antonio, PREMIER LEAGUE, West Ham

Antonio: I want my Hammers place back

West Ham United's Michail Antonio during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Norwich City at London Stadium on December 18, 2021 in London, England.Reggae Boyz forward Michail Antonio has two personal goals – win back his place as a centre forward for West Ham United, and lift the Hammers clear of a relegation battle – when the English Premier League returns on Boxing Day after the break for the World Cup.He said he did not watch the World Cup final, won by Argentina, or a great deal of the rest of the tournament, either, apart from a few England matches and a bit of Brazil, instead stepping back from football, enjoying a holiday in Dubai, time with his family, and the rarity of a mid-season break. The break came at a good time for the Hammers, who are only a point clear o...