West Ham beats Luton for third-straight win, moves to top of Premier League table

LUTON, England (AP) — West Ham claimed its third straight win and ensured no less than one evening atop the English Premier League by beating Luton 2-1 due to headers by Jarrod Bowen and Kurt Zouma on Friday.

Kenilworth Road was internet hosting a top-flight match for the primary time since 1991-92 — the season earlier than the Premier League was based — however Luton couldn’t mark the event by incomes its first factors since promotion.

Bowen gave West Ham the lead within the thirty seventh minute, assembly Lucas Paqueta’s completely judged cross with a header that went straight at goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski and bounced into the web.

Having additionally netted at Bournemouth and Brighton this season, the England ahead turned the primary West Ham participant since 1930-31 to attain in three straight top-flight away video games.

Luton, which misplaced its opening two league video games, toiled with out providing a lot menace up entrance and fell additional behind within the eighty fifth when Zouma acquired himself free at a nook to energy in a header from James Ward-Prowse’s cross.

Luton grabbed a comfort by means of middle again Mads Andersen within the second minute of stoppage time.

West Ham has 10 factors from its 4 matches and is some extent forward of Manchester City, which performs its recreation in hand at house to Fulham on Saturday.

Luton has performed solely three video games as a result of its house assembly with Burnley scheduled for spherical two was postponed owing to Kenilworth Road not being able to host the match.