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, moves up to sixth on 30 points. United, which has not scored in its last four games in all competitions, drops 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.
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West Ham nearly scored immediately afterwards, with a dangerous cross from Bowen forcing Jonny Evans into a smart block as the first half ended with more urgency.
Bowen nearly opened the scoring shortly after the break with a good header from a James Ward-Prowse corner, but his attempt was well saved by Onana.
The winger finally broke the deadlock, however, 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 in midfield to set up Kudus, who fired home past Onana to secure all three points for the hosts.
The defeat, United’s eighth in the league, will pile further pressure on manager Erik ten Hag, who was taunted by the jubilant West Ham fans before the final whistle.
Solanke hat-trick earns Bournemouth win over Nuno’s Forest
England, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Dominic Solanke scored a hat-trick as Bournemouth ruined the managerial debut of Nuno Espirito Santo at 10-man Nottingham Forest with a pulsating last-gasp 3-2 Premier League victory on Saturday.
Solanke completed his treble four minutes into stoppage-time to deny Forest a point after Chris Wood looked to have earned the home side a draw with his fourth goal of the season following Anthony Elanga’s opener.
Forest stayed in 17th place with 14 points from 18 games, two points above the relegation zone, while Bournemouth moved up to 11th with 22 points from 17 matches.
Burnley shock Fulham in 2-0 win to climb off bottom of Premier League
Burnley gave their fans an early Christmas present with just their third victory of the Premier League season when they shocked Fulham 2-0 on Saturday as Vincent Kompany’s side moved off the bottom of the table.
In a game marked by Rebecca Welch becoming the first female referee to officiate a Premier League match, Fulham dominated the first half but second-half goals from Wilson Odobert and Sander Berge saw Burnley move up to 19th with 11 points.
The win will give Burnley’s survival hopes a shot in the arm while Fulham failed to move into the top half of the table, with Marco Silva’s side dropping to 12th after a second straight defeat.
Lockyer tributes as Townsend strike earns Luton upset win over Newcastle
Winger Andros Townsend netted his first goal for Luton Town as they beat his former club Newcastle United 1-0 at Kenilworth Road on Saturday to make it three defeats in their last four Premier League games for the Magpies.
Fans from both teams paid tribute to Luton’s Tom Lockyer, who suffered a cardiac arrest in his side’s last game against Bournemouth.
With Newcastle fans unfurling a banner sending good wishes to the Luton defender before kick-off, supporters applauded as the advertising hoardings around the ground displayed the names of all those who helped Lockyer in his recovery.
Newcastle wasted a golden chance to break the deadlock in the 20th minute as Anthony Gordon put in a brilliant cross for Callum Wilson, but the striker headed the ball straight at Thomas Kaminsiki.
Townsend, who played for Newcastle in the 2015-16 season, put his side in front in the 25th minute by heading home Ross Barkley’s flick-on from a corner before running to the bench and grabbing one of Lockyer’s number four shirts to celebrate.
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