The stadium announcer described him before kick‑off as a “wizard” and Mohammed Kudus certainly has magic in his boots at the moment. Two goals in the space of 10 first‑half minutes from the Ghana forward inspired West Ham to a fourth successive home victory that leaves David Moyes’s side clutching the coat-tails of the Premier League’s top six.
Kudus, who joined from Ajax in the summer for £38m, now has nine goals for West Ham including four in his past three appearances here at a stadium quickly becoming his spiritual home. The only issue for Moyes will be how to replace him next month during the Africa Cup of Nations.
