Jarrod Bowen transformed a controversial last-gasp penalty to raise West Ham United to a 2-1 Premier League victory over Manchester United in a fluctuating conflict between two struggling sides on Sunday.
Crysencio Summerville scored his first aim in a West Ham shirt as they climbed previous their guests to thirteenth within the desk on 11 factors after 9 video games, degree with 14th-placed Manchester United.
Though Man United’s loss was solely their second in 10 matches throughout all competitions, it would put supervisor Erik ten Hag beneath strain once more as they’ve gained solely one among their previous eight.
“3 times this season we really feel injustice,” Ten Hag advised the BBC. “We now have to attain, we created so many possibilities. We must always’ve been two or three up.
“Second half we have been forcing it however we allowed them into the sport. If you end up shedding 1-0 you want large persona and character of the group and [they] confirmed resilience to get again into it. Unfair and unjust the way in which we conceded the penalty.”
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Bowen netted within the 92nd minute, stepping as much as the penalty spot after a prolonged VAR evaluate confirmed Matthijs de Ligt had clipped the leg of Danny Ings, a call that left Ten Hag shaking his head.
“I spoke with [the officials],” Ten Hag stated. “However the resolution is made. There is not any manner again, and that is soccer.”
Bowen launched a low penalty simply contained in the submit, past the palms of André Onana, who dived the proper manner.
West Ham have been lucky to not concede in a primary half dominated by their northern opponents however have been a lot brighter within the second after supervisor Julen Lopetegui introduced on Summerville and Tomás Soucek.
“Completely satisfied for the three factors. We’re glad for the followers and gamers, they deserve this victory after struggling loads within the first half,” Lopetegui stated.
“Second half we modified various things and the primary half was for them however the second was for us. We have been in a position to compete higher and win the match.”
Summerville obtained them on the scoreboard within the 74th minute when he slid in at full stretch to poke residence Ings’ scuffed shot.
Seven minutes later, Casemiro silenced the house followers when Diogo Dalot headed throughout aim from a cross, Joshua Zirkzee helped it on, and the Brazilian midfielder nodded residence on the again submit.
The travelling supporters’ celebrations have been short-lived, nevertheless, and after 12 minutes of added time they have been left to rue one other loss.
Ten Hag’s group will remorse their alternatives squandered, significantly within the first half, beginning with a protracted shot that Alejandro Garnacho rattled off the crossbar inside two minutes.
“We now have to look within the mirror, we do not rating in an excellent sport from our facet,” Ten Hag stated.
Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski made a terrific save in first-half stoppage time, stretching to get his fingertips on Casemiro’s header from Christian Eriksen’s free kick.
West Ham had missed narrowly early within the second half when Michail Antonio sprinted in the direction of aim and Onana rushed out to cease him, the keeper struggling a blow to the pinnacle within the course of.
Onana was down receiving medical consideration for a number of minutes earlier than play resumed.