Mediawatch - Monday 1 December

Mediawatch - Monday 1 December

Match-winner Aaron Cresswell is the main main when it comes to press coverage of West Ham United on 1 December.

The left-back, who bagged his first goal for the Club in Saturday's 1-0 success against Barclays Premier League, earns praise from manager Sam Allardyce in the Daily Telegraph, where he is labelled Mr Dependable.

The same article also makes mention of Big Sam's claim that this is the 'second best' club side he has ever managed, behind the star-sprinkled team he managed in his final three seasons at Bolton Wanderers between 2004-07. The same comment is covered by Daily Star.

Continuing the positive theme, Andy Carroll is quoted in the Daily Express and The Times saying he is 'feeling fresh' and hoping to get back to his best as soon as possible.

Off the pitch, there is coverage in the Daily Mail of the manager's comments about the injury suffered by Diafra Sakho while on international duty with Senegal.

Continuing the international theme, West Ham's outstanding 15-year-old centre-back Reece Oxford captained England U17s to a 2-2 draw with Brazil in Sarasota, Florida on Sunday - a match covered by the FA's official website.