Bowen gives West Ham helping hand past Bournemouth in Carabao Cup
After a decidedly dull Carabao Cup encounter seemingly destined for penalties from the opening whistle, it was fitting that West Ham scrounged a controversial late winner.
Locked goalless against Bournemouth for 88 minutes, the hosts benefited from a huge slice of luck when Mohammed Kudus’s shot smashed into the West Ham captain and ricocheted into the net from a couple of yards out. Did it hit his arm? Video replays are not in use in this competition, so a verdict was not required. Instead, Julen Lopetegui’s 58th birthday ended in celebration.
