West Ham: Hat-trick hero Jarrod Bowen puts Brentford in a spin to give David Moyes a lift

It was tempting to attribute West Ham’s lightning start here to the return of Lucas Paqueta, which gave the occasion a tangible lift and brought both balance and tempo to what had been a predictable, one-paced attack. Bowen, too, played his part, not only with two crisp early finishes, but also with a rousing pre-match speech.