West Ham v Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Bowen and Kudus strike
Re-live all the action from London Stadium after Erik ten Hag’s Man Utd side were well-beaten by West Ham
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Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus’ second-half goals gave West Ham a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League’s early game on Saturday, as the Hammers briefly moved into the top six.
Bowen bundled home from close range in the 72nd minute after a lovely one-two with Lucas Paqueta, who played in Kudus six minutes later to settle the game with a sharp finish.
West Ham, recovering from a bruising 5-1 defeat to Liverpool in the League Cup in midweek, move up to sixth on 30 points and United drop to eighth on 28 points.
The first half was low on quality and its best chance fell to Alejandro Garnacho in the 35th minute, but the winger lost his balance and shot straight at Alphonse Areola.
Bowen broke the deadlock with his 11th league goal of the season, taking Paqueta’s dinked ball in his stride before Onana’s save rebounded off the forward and into the net.
Paqueta then capitalised on Kobbie Mainoo’s mistake to set up Kudus, who fired home past Onana to secure all three points for the hosts.
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Player ratings from the London Stadium
Not a great day - again - for the Manchester United attack, but Kurt Zouma and Lucas Paqueta were excellent for the Hammers.
West Ham vs Man United player ratings: Paqueta stars as Hammers win
West Ham United 2-0 Manchester United: Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus keep the points in east London
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West Ham leapfrog Manchester United to sixth place in the Premier League table following a 2-0 victory at the London Stadium. Two goals in the space of seven minutes sealed the points for the Hammers, as Jarrod Bowen broke the deadlock before Mohammed Kudus pounced on Kobbie Mainoo's error to put the contest to bed. That was a fourth defeat in five games for Erik ten Heg's side, who will look to respond when they host Aston Villa on Boxing Day. As for David Moyes' men, who have now collected 16 points from 21 available, they travel to Arsenal two days later. Thank you for joining us today. Until next time, goodbye!
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FULL-TIME: WEST HAM 2-0 MANCHESTER UNITED
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Yellow Card Luke Paul Hoare Shaw
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The scorer of the second goal, Kudus is also given a brilliant ovation as he makes way for the Hammers. Johnson comes on for the dying moments.
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The visitors launch a late rally in search of a consolation and Rashford is found in the box. He looks to lay the ball off for Pellestri, but West Ham have plenty of numbers back to prevent a clear sight on goal.
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Some United fans have seen enough as they head for the exits. This will be their fourth defeat in six games across all competitions.
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Substitution Jarrod Bowen Pablo Fornals Malla
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Unless they can mount a late fightback, this will be United's 20th loss of 2023 across all competitions. It would be their highest tally in a calendar year since also suffering 20 defeats in 1989.
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Substitution Alejandro Garnacho Ferreyra Christian Dannemann Eriksen
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