West Ham grabbed a precious 2-1 win over wasteful Manchester United at the London Stadium to leapfrog Erik ten Hag’s side in the table.
Casemiro looked to have rescued a point for the visitors after sub Crysencio Summerville had capitalised on some shocking first-half finishing to put West Ham ahead.
But there was drama in the final moments when ref David Coote was sent to the pitchside monitor by VAR Michael Oliver to examine a collision between Matthijs de Ligt and Danny Ings.
Replays appeared to show the United defender clipping the ball with his thigh before catching the West Ham attacker on the lower leg but Coote – after a long review – decided there was enough contact to warrant a penalty.
Man Utd’s players were incensed but Bowen kept his cool to find the bottom corner and send his side up to 13th in the table, ahead of Man Utd on goals scored.
It was a real hammer blow for Ten Hag, who had seen Diogo Dalot fire a miss-of-the-season contender over an unguarded goal in an opening 45 minutes which also included Alejandro Garnacho hitting the bar, Edson Alvarez heading against the frame of his own West Ham goal and Man Utd pass up a series of other good opportunities.
The pressure on Ten Hag will ramp up again. It’s just one win in eight matches now for his side across all competitions. In contrast, the scrutiny on his opposite number Julen Lopetegui eases.
