West Ham vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Jarrod Bowen wins it for Hammers
Follow all the latest updates from the London Stadium as West Ham look to boost their European chances and Everton hunt points in the survival battle
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Your support makes all the difference.Jarrod Bowen returned with a bang as West Ham inflicted more away-day pain on Everton with a 2-1 victory. The striker, back after a month out with a foot injury, hit his 13th goal of the season to floor Frank Lampard. West Ham led through Aaron Cresswell’s spectacular free-kick but were pegged back by Mason Holgate’s deflected effort.
Toffees boss Lampard had questioned his players’ bottle – or words to that effect – after they capitulated at Crystal Palace in the FA Cup last time out, but they folded again just five minutes after equalising when Bowen struck. To compound Lampard’s misery they finished the match with 10 men after captain Michael Keane was sent off.
The travel-sick Toffees still boast the worst away record in the country and are only one place above the drop zone in what has been a torrid season. Follow reaction from a crucial clash at both ends of the table at the London Stadium:
44’ - West ham 1-0 Everton
Everton again almost architects of their own downfall. A poor pass from Pickford gives Godfrey no angle, his pass upfield is then easily cut out and two balls later Antonio is in - but as he rounds the goalkeeper he takes the ball too wide, and can only find the side-netting with his finish.
Two minutes added on.
42’ - West ham 1-0 Everton
Big chance for Richarlison again - and again he spurns it. Fredericks tries to control and gets it wrong, the ball spins to Richarlison and he tries to send an outside of the boot effort over Fabianski and into the far corner, but he gets it all wrong. Too high and not the right angle and the chance is gone.
No Everton player has scored an away league goal under Lampard yet - he just has a single own goal to celebrate so far on the road.
38’ - West ham 1-0 Everton
Richarlison fools the referee to win a free-kick by jumping into Dawson and gives his team a bit of a break. They haven’t settled at all since falling behind. Might just need to be a case of getting to the break and Lampard getting them focused again on what was working, to an extent, prior to the goal.
Gray tricks his way into a wide area and wins a corner.
34’ - West ham 1-0 Everton
Yellow card for Keane for a trip on Antonio just past the halfway line. West Ham have sudenly woken up and their fans too.
Fornals sends a deflected strike just off-target but the ball had gone out of play just beforehand anyway.
31’ - GOAL! West Ham 1-0 Everton
What a strike! Definitely against the run of the first half, but from a free-kick Aaron Cresswell has whipped the ball over the wall and right into the top corner, what a tremendous hit.
No chance for Pickford and the left-back enjoyed that one - he’s a Liverpool fan and celebrates in front of the Everton fans.
What now for Everton, can they respond?
30’ - West Ham 0-0 Everton
Huge chance for Everton - brilliant recovery by Fredericks! Richarlison outfoxes him initially to race onto a through-ball and round Fabianski, but the right-back speeds back to get in place and beat the Brazilian to the loose ball, winning a free-kick in the process.
Lovely ball from Iwobi from deep.
28’ - West Ham 0-0 Everton
Mykolenko surges forward on the overlap but Richarlison’s pass isn’t well-timed - he might have been better served to clip a cross in instead, with two waiting.
At the other end Doucoure has to go into overdrive to make a recovery challenge after a loose pass almost sees Fornals break into the box.
24’ - West Ham 0-0 Everton
A very flat atmospehere at the London Stadium right now. The Hammers have won only three of their last nine in all competitions and the exact same record in Premier League terms - the fans witnessed a great first half of the season but it has somewhat fallen away since mid-January in this competition.
Antonio tries to bring the ball down in the box but his boot is high and a brave defensive header clear gives Everton a free-kick.
20’ - West Ham 0-0 Everton
Kurt Zouma receiving a smattering of boos every time he touches the ball. He’s twice called into action to head clear as the visitors look to turn their possession into chances; Richarlison and Iwobi are looking creative when they get on the ball but they haven’t quite managed to force Fabianski into action yet.
West Ham have hardly got started.
15’ - West Ham 0-0 Everton
Mason Holgate needs a bit of attention from the physios and has a problem with his socks. He had to come into the side at very late notice when Van de Beek pulled up pre-game, remember.
Looks fine to continue for now though, maybe just some tightness. In the muscles or the socks.
Everton so far look good in possession in their own half, but they are just missing that final pass in the attacking third. Some decent movement from Calvert-Lewin and Gray so far though.
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