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:
West Ham United vs Everton
McNeil probes down the left flank and tries to fire a cross towards the near post, but Coufal deflects it behind on the slide.
West Ham United vs Everton
Everton have found a rhythm to their play and have the Hammers penned back in their own half.
West Ham United vs Everton
Iwobi tries to force a cross back into the box from the right flank for Calvert-Lewin, but Fabianski comes off his line to claim the delivery.
West Ham United vs Everton
WIDE! Everton work the ball in the final third before Gueye takes on a strike from distance that curls just wide of the left post with Fabianski scrambling.
West Ham United vs Everton
Everton are pushing the West Ham backline towards their own goal. The Hammers are having to deal with a lot of crosses into the box.
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