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Joe Hart absent as West Ham beat Fulham in pre-season friendly

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Highlights as West Ham beat Fulham 2-1 in their latest pre-season game in Austria. Pictures courtesy of Premier Sports

West Ham won their first match of pre-season as they beat Fulham 2-1 in Austria on Thursday.

New signing Joe Hart did not feature for the Hammers, but Pablo Zabaleta came on as a second-half substitute.

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Image: Manuel Lanzini scored for West Ham

Manuel Lanzini gave the Premier League side the lead when he finished in the 14th minute.

Darren Randolph made a sharp save to deny Sone Aluko an equaliser before Lanzini went close to a second.

The Hammers did double their advantage late in the first half as Ashley Fletcher dispossessed Fulham goalkeeper David Button and tapped into an empty net.

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West Ham starting XI: Randolph, Byram, Ogbonna, Rice, Cresswell, Cullen, Lanzini, Makasi, Feghouli, Holland, Fletcher
Used subs: Adrian, Zabaleta, Collins, Burke, Masuaku, Noble, Obiang, Ayew, Snodgrass, Martinez
Fulham starting XI: Button, Fredericks, Sigurdsson, Djalo, Opoku, Cisse, Piazon, Edun, Aluko, Woodrow, Ayite
Used subs: Opoku, Ream, Sessegnon, McDonald, O’Reilly, Cisse

West Ham made 10 changes at the break and conceded an equaliser in the 81st minute as Aluko and Ryan Sessegnon combined and Cauley Woodrow netted from close range.

Next up for Slaven Bilic's side is a meeting with Werder Bremen in Austria on July 28.

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Former Man City team-mate Pablo Zabaleta welcomed Joe Hart to West Ham in amusing style

They could be joined by a couple of new additions for the match, with Marko Arnautovic and Javier Hernandez close to joining.

Bayer Leverkusen striker Hernandez has agreed terms while Stoke's Arnautovic is set for a medical.

Fulham travel to Germany to face Darmstadt in a friendly on July 22.

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