West Ham 2-1 Manchester United: Bowen´s late penalty piles more pressure on Ten Hag

Jarrod Bowen scored a stoppage-time winner from the penalty spot as West Ham recorded a 2-1 Premier League victory over Manchester United, piling more pressure on Erik ten Hag.

Casemiro had cancelled out Crysencio Summerville’s 74th-minute opener as the game burst into life late on, but Bowen’s penalty in the 92nd minute – contentiously awarded for Matthijs de Ligt’s tackle on Danny Ings – settled the contest.

Alejandro Garnacho had rattled the crossbar as early as the second minute, while Diogo Dalot somehow blazed over when presented with an open goal half an hour later.

United were denied by the woodwork again in the 40th minute when Christian Eriksen’s corner was glanced onto the bar by Hammers midfielder Edson Alvarez, but it was West Ham who made the breakthrough in the second half.

Summerville tapped home in the 74th minute to punish United’s wastefulness, but Casemiro nodded the equaliser from close range seven minutes later.

However, Bowen’s late penalty handed Julen Lopetegui’s side a much-needed win and saw them leapfrog their opponents into 13th place.

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— West Ham United (@WestHam) October 27, 2024

Data Debrief: United’s unhappy hunting ground

This was West Ham’s third straight league win over United at home, with the two previous victories coming with David Moyes at the helm.

Said Benrahma scored for the Hammers as they beat Ten Hag’s side 1-0 on May 7, 2023, before the Dutch tactician suffered a 2-0 defeat last season with Bowen and Mohammed Kudus on the scoresheet.

United have now only won two of their last 18 Premier League matches in London, drawing five and losing 10. Both of their wins in the English capital have come against Fulham.

At -6.6, meanwhile, United also have the biggest negative differential between expected goals and goals scored in the Premier League this season (eight goals from 14.6 xG).