Paqueta:7 The best and worst of Paqueta in this game. Whilst his creativity seemed to return, he was culpable for Ipswich’s equaliser. Thought he would be substituted with injury in the first half but remained involved and scored West Ham’s 4th with a tap-in.
Bowen:10 Created the first goal, scored the third then set up the Hammers 4th with an excellent run. Looked lively throughout and sent a message to Lee Carsley. Excellent.
Kudus:8 Great anticipation for his goal and generally looked considerably better as did most of the team. Forced a world class save to deny him a second.Emerson:7 Made his most telling contribution to the season with a cross which led to the Irons second goal.
Rodriguez:6 Surprisingly selected ahead of Alvarez. Displayed a decent range of passing and positioned himself well. Turned inside out by Clarke but generally didn’t get isolated.
Soucek:6 I’m not sure how much distance he covered but seemed to be everywhere. Will be disappointed not to have scored with a good chance.By Andy Sims, PA
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Julen Lopetegui was finally able to enjoy some home comforts as West Ham swept to a 4-1 win over Ipswich.
Michail Antonio, Mohammed Kudus, Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta were on target as Lopetegui celebrated a first Premier League victory at the London Stadium after defeats in his first three matches in charge.
“Yes, we are happy for sure, always when you win you are happy,” said the Spaniard.
“We work for this. We are happy for the fans that they deserve this, to see this team win one match at home.
“And for the players, they are working very hard. I think that against a good team we did very, very well and we are happy to win.”
Bowen was key to West Ham’s win as he bounced back from being left out of the latest England squad by scoring one and making two more.The Hammers captain’s low cross was turned in by Antonio after only 47 seconds, and after Ipswich equalised through Liam Delap, Kudus struck when he nodded in the rebound after Antonio’s header hit the underside of the crossbar.
Early in the second half Bowen grabbed his goal, outstripping former West Ham loanee Kalvin Phillips and drilling inside the far post.
The hosts wrapped up a comprehensive win when Paqueta struck at the far post from another cross from Bowen.
“The best way to show your disappointment as a player is this,” added Lopetegui.
“When you don’t play in one line-up, when you don’t go away with England, it’s this. I think he knows that. He is alw
ays ready to help the team.
