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Edvin Austbø scores first West Ham goal days after major Viking transfer

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Named sources Outcome reported
  • Edvin Austbø scored his first goal for West Ham in a 3-0 Championship victory over Derby, only days after joining from Viking.
  • Joel Piroe opened the scoring in the sixth minute, while Mohamadou Kanté added a stoppage-time third goal.
  • West Ham are eighth after five rounds, while Norwegian defenders Sondre Langås and Lars-Jørgen Salvesen also featured for Derby.

Only days after completing his high-profile move from Viking, Edvin Austbø scored his first goal for West Ham in a 3-0 win over Derby in the Championship.

Austbø came off the bench in the 77th minute, replacing Manor Solomon on the left wing. Ten minutes later, the 21-year-old scored West Ham’s second goal.

Joel Piroe had put West Ham ahead in the sixth minute, and Mohamadou Kanté completed the victory with a goal in stoppage time. The London club sit eighth after five league rounds, having been relegated from the Premier League last season.

The transfer from Viking reportedly involved a fee of at least 140 million kroner, according to Stavanger Aftenblad. Saturday’s match was Austbø’s second appearance for his new club. Sondre Langås played the full game in Derby’s defense, while Lars-Jørgen Salvesen came on as a substitute.

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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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