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title: "West Ham: Said Benrahma must prove himself to Moyes"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Chloe Chadwick"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2022-10-21T18:15:38Z"
modified: "2022-10-21T18:15:38Z"
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# West Ham: Said Benrahma must prove himself to Moyes

**[West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) forward Said Benrahma needs to ‘prove’ himself in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) or risk losing out on first-team action, according to journalist [Paul Brown](https://twitter.com/pbsportswriter?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor).**

### The Lowdown: Falling out of favour

The Algerian made the [£30m](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8845505/West-Ham-confirm-30m-signing-Brentford-star-Benrahma-winger-set-sign-five-year-deal.html) move to the London Stadium two years ago from Brentford and had an impressive start to life under David Moyes, though this has since taken a turn.

The summer arrivals of Lucas Paqueta and Maxwel Cornet have pushed the 27-year-old down the pecking order and his game time has suffered as a result, having made just [three](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/137021/Show/Sa%C3%AFd-Benrahma) league starts this season.

### The Latest: Brown’s verdict

Speaking to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88072526-west-ham-30m-flop-must-prove-hes-first-team-material-at-london-stadium), Brown insisted that Benrahma must find a solid run of form to force his way back into the starting XI if he wants to be seen as more than a fringe player.

*“I think that’s the big thing for him, he’s not really been able to find much consistency at West Ham over long spells.*

*“So, I think it’s down to him really to prove that he’s first-team regular material, otherwise, he’s going to find himself on the periphery like this a lot more this season.”*

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### The Verdict: Second chance required

Benrahma has been [hailed](https://twitter.com/buntingfootball/status/1477346445472804866?s=46&t=VhCRi8skdPrRlql2Su_y-A) ‘immense’ by sports journalist [Josh Bunting](https://twitter.com/Buntingfootball), and despite recently dropping off, he more than has the ability to make an impact moving forward.

The winger has made [29](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/said-benrahma/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/290532) goal contributions in the final third and currently averages 1.6 shots, 1.2 dribbles and 1.2 key passes per league game ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/137021/Show/Sa%C3%AFd-Benrahma)).

His work rate is sometimes noticeably lower than his teammates, but if he adds this side to his game, he will provide Moyes with an all-round threat up top.

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