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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Paqueta finds space in the final third and fires at goal on his right foot, but his effort is charged down on the edge of the box.
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Bowen's corner from the right flank causes problems as Onana rises to head clear. It travels back towards goal, but the Toffees manage to scramble it away.
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SAVE! Benrahma latches onto Antonio's offload on the edge of the box and he fires towards the top-right corner, forcing Pickford to turn his effort over the bar.
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Everton seem content to sit in their shape and force the home side to break them down. West Ham look very tentative in their approach.
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Ogbonna remains down after struggling to clear the ball and requires treatment. He appears to be okay to continue.
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There are a lot of nerves in the West Ham backline as Aguerd and Ogbonna struggle to clear their lines from a cross towards Calvert-Lewin. Eventually, the Hammers scramble the ball into touch.
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Gray charges forward down the left flank again and breaks into the box, but Zouma and Aguerd combine to halt his progress before Coufal clears the danger.
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