Jarrod Bowen scored a hat-trick as West Ham belatedly picked up their first win of 2024 with a crushing 4-2 victory over Brentford on the London Stadium on Monday Night Football.
It is a outcome that emphatically ends a run of six video games with no win for David Moyes’ facet, with their final on December 28, and one which means the Bees stay on the coronary heart of the relegation battle with 12 video games to play.
Bowen scored his first of the night time – and first within the league since December 23 – inside 5 minutes, and ghosted into the field to information house a second lower than two minutes later.
Jarrod Bowen’s hat-trick impressed West Ham to victory over Brentford
Neal Maupay halved the deficit shortly afterwards, however when Bowen accomplished his treble – his first in senior soccer – after the break and Emerson fired house a piledriver, the sport was put past Brentford, who’ve now shipped 9 objectives of their final three video games.
The Bees did handle to drag one other one again by Yoane Wissa, however it didn’t spark the comeback of epic proportions they required.
West Ham transfer as much as eighth on account of their first Premier League win over Brentford, who keep down in sixteenth – 5 factors above 18th-positioned Luton – the place they dropped to after Everton’s 10-level deduction was diminished to 6 on enchantment earlier within the day.
How West Ham lastly bought up and operating in 2024
The begin was frantic in east London – and went simply the best way West Ham followers would have hoped following a run of eight video games with no win in all competitors.
Jarrod Bowen slams West Ham forward after nice transfer
A matter of seconds after Tomas Soucek despatched his connection on Vladimir Coufal’s deflected cross over the bar, the Hammers have been in entrance. Neat interaction noticed the ball moved on from Lucas Paqueta to Emerson, whose pull-again from the left was slammed house by Bowen.
Before Brentford had even considered an assault of their very own, it was 2-0. Bowen dropped the ball off to Mohammed Kudus and made a run, completely untracked, into the field, the place he had the straightforward process of changing Coufal’s sq. ball.
Jarrod Bowen doubles West Ham lead towards Brentford virtually instantly!
With their first and solely shot on course within the first half, Brentford did handle to drag one again. Keane Lewis-Potter acquired the ball from Ivan Toney and slipped a beautiful by ball in for Maupay, who stayed composed to fireside excessive into the online past Alphonse Areola.
Brentford’s defence was by far the busier by the point of the break. West Ham had tried 13 pictures by that time, however a 3rd objective was not forthcoming, leaving an air of hysteria contained in the London Stadium.
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Jarrod Bowen heads house to finish hat-trick!
The third did come simply after the hour, although, with Bowen capping a memorable night time with the matchball. Sergio Reguilon backed off Kudus, permitting him to curve in a effective cross for the England ahead to look a header over the road.
And then got here the fourth. Emerson bowed to fan strain to shoot from distance after accumulating Nathan Collins’ clearance and thumped a magnificence into the highest proper nook that left Mark Flekken with completely no probability of constructing a save.
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Emerson Palmieri scores screamer for West Ham’s fourth!
Wissa got here off the bench to restrict the injury along with his fifth objective of the season – and third in six appearances towards West Ham – which was confirmed after a VAR assessment.
Player of the match – Jarrod Bowen
West Ham ahead Jarrod Bowen informed Sky Sports:
“It feels incredible. There have been a few times where I’ve had two goals but never got that hat-trick. The first two goals were quite quick after each other so it was on my mind at half-time.
“I’ve all the time needed to attain that third go so credit score to Mo [Kudus] for the ball into the field.
“To get the match ball and to win the game is a really proud moment for me. I was so buzzing inside.”
What’s subsequent?
West Ham go to Everton within the Premier League subsequent Saturday; kick off 3pm. Brentford host Chelsea on the similar time.
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