West Ham beats Norwich 2-0 to climb to 4th in Premier League

LONDON (AP) — Jarrod Bowen scored twice to ship West Ham again into the highest 4 of the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Norwich on Wednesday.

Bowen’s seventh and eighth targets of the season secured a 3rd straight Premier League win for the Hammers and left Norwich rooted to the underside of the desk.

With eight assists as nicely, Bowen has now been straight concerned in 16 targets this season — probably the most of any English participant within the high flight.

West Ham climbed two factors above Arsenal into fourth place, though the Gunners have a sport in hand.

Norwich, in the meantime, now has six successive defeats with out scoring, equaling a membership file within the Premier League.

Bowen additionally had a purpose dominated out within the thirty fifth minute when his cross flew straight in, however Nikola Vlasic was offside and interfering because the ball whizzed over his head.

West Ham lastly made its strain depend three minutes earlier than halftime. Aaron Cresswell’s cross was overhit however discovered Vladimir Coufal on the best, and when the Czech full-back curled the ball again into the realm Bowen received in entrance of Ben Gibson and nodded it house.

Bowen hit each the crossbar and the submit within the second half earlier than including his second seven minutes from time when he prodded house Arthur Masuaku’s cross. That point, the VAR overturned an offside choice to seal the factors for West Ham.

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Norwich Metropolis's Kieran Dowell, proper, and West Ham's Aaron Cresswell problem for the ball through the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Norwich Metropolis on the London Stadium in London, England, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022.

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