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title: "West Ham United: Fans hail Pablo Fornals following 100th appearance for the Hammers"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Will Seager"
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published: "2021-12-14T08:05:24Z"
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# West Ham United: Fans hail Pablo Fornals following 100th appearance for the Hammers

**A number of West Ham fans have been praising Pablo Fornals after he appeared in his [100th game](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pablo-fornals/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/357885/verein/379) for the club at the weekend.**

The Hammers were held to a 0-0 draw as they faced off against Burnley in an underwhelming performance at Turf Moor. However, there was one positive from the game – [fan favourite](https://twitter.com/TheAthleticUK/status/1464904651816378376) Fornals racked up a century of appearances for the east London club.

The Spanish midfielder came on as a substitute in the [80th minute](https://www.sofascore.com/burnley-west-ham-united/gsM), replacing Argentine international Manuel Lanzini.

Despite recently losing his place in the starting XI, the attacking-midfielder remains the Irons’ [second highest scorer](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/29/Show/England-West-Ham) in the Premier League this season behind centre-forward Michail Antonio,  having [scored four times in 16 top-flight appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pablo-fornals/leistungsdaten/spieler/357885) during the current campaign.

Fornals has been hailed for his great attitude and hard-working nature. The club’s former defender Tony Gale praised the Spaniard in a [recent interview](https://readwestham.com/2021/11/12/tony-gale-lauds-one-phenomenal-pablo-fornals-attribute/), saying: “I don’t think there’s a fitter man at West Ham. He’s a workaholic, his work rate is phenomenal.”

Since joining the Hammers from Villarreal in 2019 for [£24m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48636017), the 25-year-old has contributed [14 goals and 13 assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pablo-fornals/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/357885/verein/379), making himself a [near-permanent fixture](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/297203/History/Pablo-Fornals) in the first XI under David Moyes. He is also [among the squad’s top performers](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/29/Show/England-West-Ham) in terms of tackles, shots and key passes per game, an indication of his all-round value to the team.

### Fans flock to praise Fornals

West Ham took to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1470364229005946883?s=20) to congratulate Fornals in a post celebrating the Spaniard making his 100th appearance for the club. Many supporters posted their appreciation for the player’s efforts in response, with one fan hailing him as a “baller”.

Here a flavour of the reactions:

**“Hope there’s 100 more to come, what a baller he is”**

Credit: [@jw12045](https://twitter.com/jw12045/status/1470378916439379970)

**“That’s gone so quick”**

Credit: [@DJS97\_](https://twitter.com/DJS97_/status/1470405809989468160)

**“Quality, Quality player, congratulations Pablo!”**

Credit: [@rickwhufc](https://twitter.com/rickwhufc/status/1470369742028431360)

**“He’s a future West ham legend”**

Credit: [@fornalsSZN](https://twitter.com/fornalsSZN/status/1470375586753306629)

**“Get him back in the starting eleven plz!”**

Credit: [@FernsSeniors](https://twitter.com/FernsSeniors/status/1470379543982653442)

**“What a signing he’s been!”**

Credit: [@jlouwnel](https://twitter.com/jlouwnel/status/1470367985919528964)

***In other news: [‘Owners taking cheap shortcuts’ – These West Ham fans fume over David Moyes’ comments](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/whu-fans-striker-plea-moyes-reaction-burnley/)***