Jarrod Bowen ended his goal drought with a hat-trick as West Ham beat struggling Brentford 4-2 on Monday for their first win in nine matches. Bowen had not scored in the Premier League since December 23, but the England forward got back on track with a stylish treble at the London Stadium. The 27-year-old struck twice in the first seven minutes, before Neal Maupay scored a goal for Brentford in the opening 13 minutes.

Bowen completed the first hat-trick of his career after the interval, before Emerson’s superb long-range blast made it four.

Yoane Wiesa reduced the deficit late on, but David Moyes’s team were able to celebrate their first win since the win at Arsenal on 28 December.

Ending their longest winless streak in all competitions since 1997 was vital for Moyes, who has come under fire from frustrated fans in recent weeks.

Moyes has not yet decided whether to accept the club’s new contract offer, as his current deal expires at the end of this season.

Having lost their last three league games, including a 6–0 embarrassment against Arsenal and an FA Cup exit at second-tier Bristol City, West Ham’s climb to eighth was a welcome boost for the embattled boss.

“We needed to get three points. We played more aggressively tonight,” Moyes said.

“Jarrod was back to his best. He started the season very well, then got injured. If he continues to score he will be in the England squad for the Euros.”

Regarding his future, Moyes said: “The big thing for me is to see what happens until the end of the season. I’ve enjoyed it here.”

Brentford are in danger of relegation before a ball has even been kicked on Monday after Everton’s penalty for breaching Premier League financial rules was reduced from 10 points to six following an appeal. Was.

Brentford have now lost five of their last six league games and sit in 16th, five points above the relegation zone, below Everton.

Asked about Brentford’s precarious position in the table, boss Thomas Frank said: “I’m incredibly disappointed with our performance so that’s my only focus.

“It’s two steps back again. It’s been an inconsistent season so far.”

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Bowen ended his drought in the fifth minute when Emerson’s cross was taken 12 yards from goal and he fired home a powerful strike past Mark Flekken at his near post.

He scored again two minutes later with a clinical first-time finish, which headed into the far corner from Vladimir Kofal’s low cross.

Brentford were on the ropes but hit back in the 13th minute.

Keane Lewis-Potter’s pass was absolutely vital for Maupay, who burst into the West Ham area and rose to lift his shot past Alphonse Areola from 10 yards.

West Ham took a half-time lead in a 3–2 defeat at Brentford in November.

But this time their determination to hold on to the lead may have been boosted by an angry argument in the tunnel between West Ham assistant coach Kevin Nolan and Maupay when the teams came out for the second half.

Bowen put West Ham in complete control in the 63rd minute.

Mohammed Qudus threaded a cross into the six-yard box, where unmarked Bowen found space to bury a clinical header past Flekken.

Moyes’ side got their fourth chance in the 69th minute when Qudus’s cross was headed to Emerson, who fired into the top corner from 25 yards.

Wiesa’s 82nd-minute curler was no consolation as Brentford fell deeper into the relegation battle.

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