Report as West Ham moved above Man Utd with a 2-0 victory at the London Stadium; two goals in six second-half minutes from Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus secured the win; Hammers up to sixth, while United drop to eighth; United have now failed to score in four successive matches

West Ham scored two goals in six second-half minutes as they secured a 2-0 victory over Manchester United and moved above Erik ten Hag’s side in the Premier League table.

In a game that struggled for attacking quality, Lucas Paqueta’s sublime pass unlocked the United defence and found Jarrod Bowen, who broke the deadlock with his 11th league goal of the season in the 72nd minute.

A second quickly followed six minutes later as Mohammed Kudus pounced on an error from Kobbie Mainoo to wrap up all three points for the Hammers as they moved up to sixth and firmly into the hunt for the European places.

Meanwhile, it was another chastening afternoon for United, who dominated possession at the London Stadium but failed to score for a fourth successive match in all competitions. In fact, United have now played 380 minutes of football since they scored their last goal.

Ten Hag’s side have now suffered eight league defeats so far this season and sit eighth in the table, six points behind fourth and 11 points behind leaders Arsenal.

Image:Erik ten Hag admitted his side are underperforming after Man Utd suffered a 2-0 defeat at West Ham

Ten Hag said: “In 2023, we won a cup, we played the FA Cup final, we were third in the league. There were highlights but we are over-performing, but in this moment we are underperforming.