West Ham Vs Man United : Bowen The Hero.

A late penalty from Jarrod Bowen secured a 2-1 victory for West Ham United against Manchester United, marking their third consecutive home win in the Premier League against the Red Devils, who have now managed just one win in their last eight matches across all competitions.

Despite struggling with scoring throughout the season and having failed to find the net in their previous two visits to the London Stadium, Manchester United started strong. Alejandro Garnacho came close to an early goal, hitting the crossbar within two minutes, and later missed another chance in his 100th senior start.

The Red Devils created several opportunities, with Rasmus Højlund denied by West Ham’s returning goalkeeper, Łukasz Fabiański. Bruno Fernandes, who had never scored against West Ham in 12 attempts, missed a header from Casemiro’s cross. Diogo Dalot had the clearest chance of the half but wasted it by firing wide after rounding Fabiański. Fabiański’s only mistake came when he misjudged a Christian Eriksen corner, hitting his own crossbar.

West Ham managed just one shot before halftime, prompting manager Julen Lopetegui to make three substitutions at the break. The second half was less eventful, but both Michail Antonio and Højlund had opportunities from the edge of the box.

The breakthrough came from West Ham substitute Crysencio Summerville, who scored after a swift move involving Bowen and Danny Ings, who had initially misfired.

In response, Manchester United capitalized on a defensive lapse from West Ham. After a set piece caused chaos in the box, Joshua Zirkzee headed down for Casemiro, who scored from close range.

As the match hung in the balance, controversy erupted when Matthijs De Ligt was penalized for a foul on Ings, despite a possible handball in the buildup. After a lengthy VAR review, Bowen converted the resulting penalty, securing West Ham’s first consecutive home league wins since December.