Jarrod Bowen scores hat-trick as West Ham end Brentford curse to ease pressure on David Moyes
West Ham's Jarrod Bowen was the star of the show as he scored a hat-trick in a 4-2 victory over Brentford.
This win eased the pressure on manager David Moyes, as it marked their first victory of 2024 and ended a disappointing run of eight games without a win. Before this match, West Ham had a poor record against Brentford, having lost all five previous Premier League encounters.
However, they managed to turn things around, adding to Brentford's woes who are already struggling in a relegation battle. For the Iron, the question remains as to where this winning form has been hiding for the past two months.
The Hammers could have taken the lead just three minutes into the game when Tomas Soucek missed a golden opportunity from six yards out. However, they didn't have to wait long for the breakthrough.
Emerson Palmieri set up Bowen, who confidently fired his shot past Mark Flekken. Bowen, who hadn't scored in seven matches, found himself with two goals within the first seven minutes.
Vladimir Coufal found the England hopeful 10 yards out and he calmly slotted past Flekken to double the lead. However, Brentford responded in the 13th minute with Neal Maupay scoring his fifth goal in as many starts against West Ham.
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West Ham tried for a third before half-time, but Soucek missed his chance in front of goal, Lucas Paqueta volleyed wide and a Mohammed Kudus drive was held by Flekken.
There weren't many flashpoints in the first half, but Maupay seemed to say something that upset Hammers coach Kevin Nolan as the teams came back out of the tunnel, with Bees defender Mathias Jorgensen separating the pair. Once play restarted, Ivan Toney was just
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