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By Bobbie JacksonBBC Sport
Last updated on 15 minutes ago.From the section Premier League
Jarrod Bowen's goal extended West Ham's winning run to three in the Premier LeagueJarrod Bowen continued his fine start to the season to help West Ham to a victory at Luton that puts them top of the Premier League.
After dominating possession throughout the first half, West Ham found the breakthrough shortly before half-time when Lucas Paqueta's tantalising cross was headed in by Bowen, although Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski may feel he should have done better as he parried the shot over the line.
Luton, despite being without the ball for long periods, did pose a threat on the counter and they carved out eight chances in the opening 45 minutes.
However, they failed to register an effort on target as Ross Barkley fired wide on two occasions and Carlton Morris - who has scored Luton's only goal in the Premier League this season - headed on to the roof of the net.
Elijah Adebayo and Morris had good chances in the second period but the former got the ball caught under his feet and the latter blazed over from seven yards.
Kurt Zouma scored West Ham's second in the closing stages with a header from a James Ward-Prowse corner.
Luton's first shot on target came in the 92nd minute and set up a tense finish when defender Mads Andersen headed in, but the Hammers held on for victory.
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Luton Town
Squad number24Player nameKaminski
Squad number45Player nameDoughty
Squad number16Player nameBurke
Squad number5Player nameAndersen
Squad number29Player nameBell
Squad number26Player nameGiles
Squad number14Player nameChong
Squad number13Player nameNakamba
Squad number6Player nameBarkley
Squad number11Player nameAdebayo
Squad number9Player nameMorris
Squad number7Player nameOgbene
Squad number10Player nameWoodrow
Squad number12Player nameKaboré
Squad number17Player nameMpanzu
Squad number19Player nameBrown
West Ham United
Squad number23Player nameAreola
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number4Player nameZouma
Squad number27Player nameAguerd
Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number14Player nameKudus
Squad number18Player nameIngs
Line-ups
Luton
Formation 5-3-2
- 24Kaminski
- 45DoughtySubstituted forOgbeneat 78'minutes
- 16Burke
- 5Andersen
- 29Bell
- 26GilesSubstituted forKaboréat 71'minutes
- 14ChongSubstituted forWoodrowat 84'minutes
- 13NakambaBooked at 87mins
- 6BarkleySubstituted forMpanzuat 71'minutes
- 11AdebayoSubstituted forBrownat 71'minutes
- 9Morris
Substitutes
- 7Ogbene
- 8Berry
- 10Woodrow
- 12Kaboré
- 17Mpanzu
- 19Brown
- 23Krul
- 38Johnson
- 40Francis-Clarke
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Areola
- 5Coufal
- 4Zouma
- 27Aguerd
- 33EmersonBooked at 81mins
- 7Ward-Prowse
- 19Álvarez
- 20Bowen
- 10Lucas PaquetáSubstituted forKudusat 90+1'minutes
- 22BenrahmaSubstituted forFornalsat 71'minutes
- 9AntonioSubstituted forIngsat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Fabianski
- 3Cresswell
- 8Fornals
- 14Kudus
- 17Cornet
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 24Kehrer
- 45Mubama
Live Text
Match ends, Luton Town 1, West Ham United 2.
Second Half ends, Luton Town 1, West Ham United 2.
Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow with a headed pass.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Pablo Fornals.
Offside, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus tries a through ball, but Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
Goal! Luton Town 1, West Ham United 2. Mads Andersen (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlton Morris with a headed pass.
Substitution, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus replaces Lucas Paquetá.
Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
Goal! Luton Town 0, West Ham United 2. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Marvelous Nakamba.
Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Tahith Chong.
Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Foul by Danny Ings (West Ham United).
Reece Burke (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Emerson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
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