West Ham United vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
West Ham 2-0 Everton: Jarrod Bowen scores twice as the Hammers get a crucial win to pile the pressure on Frank Lampard
Jarrod Bowen scored twice as West Ham United beat fellow strugglers Everton 2-0 at the London Stadium, taking all three points in a match billed as a “must-win” for both teams.
The defeat - Everton’s sixth in their last seven league games - will add to the pressure on manager Frank Lampard, while for West Ham boss David Moyes, victory will be sweet relief after his side took just one point from the last 21 available.
Bowen scored his goals in a seven-minute first-half spell, first netting from close range after Emerson Palmieri’s cross was flicked into his path. He was set up for his second by good work on the right wing by Michail Antonio, whose cross was timed perfectly for the incoming forward.
It is more misery for Everton fans, who had a sit-in protest at Goodison Park last weekend following defeat to Southampton, calling for the club’s board to be sacked. Those calls will likely grow louder in the coming days.
Relive all the action from today's game in the live blog below:
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Everton have a record of W1, D2, L7 when conceding the opening goal in the Premier League this season.
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There was a lengthy VAR check on Bowen's goal for offside, but he just managed to remain on from Zouma's flick. How crucial could that be today?
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CHANCE! Emerson raids down the left flank and lifts a cross to the back post. Antonio has a free header, but he gets caught in two minds and directs it between Bowen and the far post. Everton scramble it behind for a corner amid the pressure in the penalty area.
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Emerson is played into space down the left flank and tries to find Antonio in the middle, but Tarkowski is on hand to clear on the penalty spot.
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