MARKO ARNAUTOVIC finally broke his duck for West Ham – sparking a jubilant celebration with Hammers fans.
The Austrian international has been under-fire this season after a slow start to life in east London but went some way to paying back his club record fee with a goal against rivals Chelsea.
The former Stoke ace was brought in this summer for a club record £20million and was expected to fire Slaven Bilic’s side into European contention.
It hasn’t quite worked out like that, with a red card in his second game for the club part of a dreadful Hammers start that eventually saw Bilic sacked.
Heading into today’s derby against rivals Chelsea, Arnautovic had gone 11 Premier League matches without a goal for his new club.
But he needed just 10 minutes to end that spell, against a Chelsea side that has now kept just one clean sheet in the last five matches.
After a slick one-two with Manuel Lanzini, Arnautovic cut onto his left and curled an excellent strike past Thibaut Courtois into the far corner.
It sparked bedlam around the London Stadium and a jubilant reaction from the 28-year-old.
He sprinted at the fans, diving into the crowd to celebrate with supporters.
Referee Anthony Taylor was not so impressed, however, and showed Arnautovic a yellow for storming towards West Ham fans.
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Irons supporters, who had made the forward a constant target for moans this season, were clearly impressed with his performance against the Blues.
After the goal, Arnautovic was a constant menace for the Chelsea back three, carving out two decent half-chances for himself before half-time.
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