Jarrod Bowen fired West Ham into the highest 4 and enhanced his England credentials in a 2-0 win over Norwich.
Bowen’s seventh and eighth objectives of the season secured a 3rd straight Premier League win for the Hammers and left Metropolis rooted to the foot of the desk.
The requires Bowen to win a Three Lions call-up are getting louder, together with his eight assists which means the previous Hull winger has now been immediately concerned in 16 objectives this season – probably the most of any English participant within the prime flight.
The statistics for Norwich make grim studying, nonetheless. It’s now six successive defeats with out scoring, equalling a membership report within the Premier League.
This London Stadium encounter was rearranged from December when Norwich have been badly affected by Covid-19 and accidents, they usually could have felt they stood a greater likelihood now with West Ham struggling equally.
Boss David Moyes admitted there was Covid within the camp and though nothing was confirmed previous to kick-off, Tomas Soucek, Mark Noble and Ryan Fredericks have been notable by their absence from the squad.
Nonetheless, the hosts have been nearly forward inside the primary two minutes when Manuel Lanzini’s diagonal ball into the field discovered Bowen, however his shot was too near Metropolis keeper Tim Krul.
Moments later Nikola Vlasic reached the byline and minimize the ball again for Lanzini, who lifted his effort over the crossbar.
Bowen scores the opening aim (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Krul by some means escaped freely giving a penalty when he manhandled Vlasic on the goal-line, throwing the ahead to the ground by his face.
West Ham had the ball within the internet after 35 minutes when Bowen’s cross flew straight in, however Vlasic was offside and interfering because the ball whizzed over his head.
They lastly made one depend three minutes earlier than half-time. Aaron Cresswell’s cross was overhit however discovered Vladimir Coufal on the proper, and when the Czech full-back curled the ball again into the world Bowen bought in entrance of Ben Gibson and nodded it house.
Michail Antonio scored 4 occasions the final time these sides met and he ought to have grabbed one other at first of the second half when he turned Grant Hanley on the six-yard line however blazed over.
Bowen, in the meantime, was a person on a mission. He was fed by Pablo Fornals and chipped the ball over the onrushing Krul solely to see it come again off the crossbar after which rattled the foot of a submit with a deflected drive.
West Ham’s 1-0 lead didn’t really feel significantly precarious however they got a warning when Adam Idah pressured Lukasz Fabianski, making his three hundredth Premier League look, to push his drive in opposition to his close to submit.
However any doubts concerning the consequence have been extinguished seven minutes from time when Bowen prodded house Arthur Masuaku’s cross and the VAR overturned an offside choice to seal the factors for West Ham.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
