Bowen threatens in Antonio's absence

Michail Antonio's absence was marked by the West Ham fans chanting his name in the ninth minute.

The reality is Antonio and his number nine shirt are almost certain not to be seen on the pitch for the rest of the season given the injuries he sustained in that car crash just over a week ago.

That means there is even more focus on Jarrod Bowen to deliver the goals to get West Ham out of trouble.

The England man has come a long way since scoring his first league goal for local club Hereford as a 17-year-old in what is now the National League.

Eight games at that level were enough to persuade Hull City to sign Bowen, whose winner against Wolves a week ago means he has now added 99 goals in the Championship and Premier League to that initial effort against Alfreton.

Playing centrally, it was no surprise Bowen should come closest to opening the scoring for the visitors.

After running on to Mohammed Kudus' through ball, with no immediate support to help out, Bowen showed real intelligence, allowing Illia Zabarnyi and Dean Huijsen to sprint past, creating the space from where his curling shot flicked off the top of the crossbar.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka's cross provided the opportunity to spin and unleash a shot Kepa Arrizabalaga proved the equal of, the former Chelsea keeper collecting at the second attempt.

It was something of a surprise Bowen did not take the penalty when it eventually came West Ham's way.