Just where would West Ham be without Jarrod Bowen? Five days since confronting angry supporters after Graham Potter’s side succumbed to a third successive defeat, Bowen’s clever first-time finish, with full time looming, was the catalyst for West Ham’s first win of the season.
Goals by Lucas Paquetá, poised to stay after West Ham dismissed an inquiry from Aston Villa, and Callum Wilson, the former from the penalty spot, ensured an eerily comfortable finish. By the end, as Bowen was serenaded by the delighted supporters in the away end, it was hard to remember which of these teams was supposed to be engulfed by crisis.
