Jarrod Bowen earned his plaudits yet again for West Ham as they secured a comfortable victory at home to relegation-threatened Leicester City.
Graham Potter achieved his third league win as West Ham manager with a 2-0 victory against Leicester on Thursday evening (27 February).
Bowen stood out again for the Irons, and may feel slightly frustrated that his ‘goal’ was awarded as an own goal instead.
It wasn’t the most glamorous of matches, but West Ham did what they needed to do to ensure they came away victorious, with Bowen providing one moment of excitement in the game.
Scott Minto stunned by Bowen run v Leicester
Given that Graham Potter opted to go for five at the back, there was a lot of pressure on Bowen to deliver the goods in the final third while playing a crucial role in transition.
Despite having his goal taken off of him, he succeeded in doing that with one moment in particular, leaving Scott Minto in awe.Speaking via talkSPORT (27 February, 9:27 pm), Minto said: “What a fantastic run from Jarred Bowen, just 60-70 yards, making it a two-on-two and then it was a three-on-two, and he could have gone to the right to [Caros] Soler but went to the left for Evan Ferguson.“Ferguson’s basically free, it’s just a little bit under his feet which meant he had to take another touch and in the defender got back.The Irons can take plenty from the result, though the performance will hardly hit the headlines in what was a very calm display, with Leicester failing to offer any quality in the game.Potter’s side never got out of second gear, though they were never at risk of stalling in what was arguably the easiest victory of the season.
Potter starting to get a tune out of West Ham
Come the end of the season, very few will look back at the win against Leicester as a standout performance, but it was a very telling one.
Potter stuck with the formation that saw them succeed at the Emirates, and it saw them over the line with an immense amount of ease against the Foxes.
It’s now two wins from two and two clean sheets, with players like Aaron Cresswell thriving in the new system.
With West Ham not back in action until 10 March, it will be interesting to see if Potter sticks with this system or looks to change it after a longer period with the squad.
Ferguson may have ruined this moment, but he will get there with more minutes.
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