MANCHESTER United secured their second consecutive English Premier League victory today by beating West Ham United 3-0 at Old Trafford, while Chelsea slipped to a 4-2 defeat at home to Wolves.
After a nerve-wracking 4-3 win over Wolves in midweek, United claimed a more straightforward win today as Alejandro Garnacho netted twice.
Rasmus Hojlund got Erik ten Hag’s side going in the 23rd minute with a right-foot finish around the box.
On his 21st birthday, Hojlund became the youngest player to score in four consecutive Premier League appearances for Manchester United with that goal.
West Ham had more shots in that first half and outplayed their hosts, but United went into half-time with their lead intact.
The Red Devils improved after the break and Garnacho struck four minutes into the second half and six minutes before full-time to seal the win.
Manchester United climbed above West Ham into sixth place with the win.
At Stamford Bridge, Matheus Cunha scored thrice to become only the fourth visiting player to score a Premier League hat-trick against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, after Nwankwo Kanu for Arsenal in 1999, Robin van Persie for Arsenal in 2011, and Sergio Aguero for Man City in 2016, according to Opta statistics.
Chelsea opened the scoring through Cole Palmer but Wolves stunned their hosts and went 4-1 up before Thiago Silva netted a consolation for the bumbling Blues.
With the result, Chelsea dropped one spot in the table to 11th while Wolves replaced them in 10th.
Also today, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest shared the spoils with a 1-1 draw at the Vitality Stadium.
