He West Ham of Edson Álvarez added its second victory in the last three Premier League games by achieving an exciting victory this Sunday in the final minutes against Manchester United (2-1), which is still in free fall in the English championship.
The troops of the Mexican midfielder, who was on the field for 90 minutes, recovered from what was the setback in their last presentation in the Premier, leaving three important points at home against the Red Devils who have added one victory in their last eight games. the competitions.
After this result corresponding to the ninth day of the English tournament, West Ham led by the Spanish Julen Lopetegui is in 13th place in the standings with 11 points, the same as Erik ten Hag’s team, which reached four defeats by three victories in the local championship.
A decisive penalty
When everything seemed to indicate that West Ham was going to have to settle for a draw against Manchester United this Sunday at the London Stadium in the English capital, a penalty in the final minutes allowed Edson Álvarez’s team to win an important victory.
After a VAR review, it was determined that the Dutchman Matthijs de Ligh had committed a foul, so the Hammers’ English winger, Jarrod Bowen, ended up taking the penalty kick in the 92nd minute that tipped the balance for the local team and sealed the victory. 2-1 final.
The English winger scored three goals this season in the English Championship, being the top scorer for West Ham, who have not had the expected start to the campaign, reaping just three victories this Sunday, in addition to the same number of draws and defeats.
Although Manchester United had been the team that had dominated the most during the match, it was West Ham that opened the scoring in the second half with the score scored by the Dutchman Crysencio Summerville from a pass from Daniel Ings (m.74). However, the Red Devils managed to react.
It was through the Brazilian midfielder Casemiro (m.81), after being assisted by Joshua Zirkzee. This United goal seemed to lead the game to a draw but things had not ended there and the local team ended up tipping the balance to their side with the penalty converted by Bowen.
West Ham’s next Premier League match will be the following weekend facing Nottingham Forest as a visitor. For its part, Manchester United, which urgently needs a reaction, will face Chelsea, although first it will play Leicester for the League Cup.
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