Ward-Prowse: 'It was a dream debut from a personal point of view'

While James Ward-Prowse’s free-kicks make highlights reels, the midfielder’s ability to curl over corners with pace and whip will also provide West Ham with a potent threat from set pieces.

DREAM DEBUT: James Ward-Prowse got his West Ham career off to a dream start. Pic: Clive Rose/Getty Images

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THE transfer fees of other summer signings at the London Stadium may have dwarfed the £30m West Ham paid for James Ward-Prowse, yet it was the England midfielder who bestrode his side’s gritty victory over Chelsea.