West Ham’s U23s side have been in fine form so far this season as they sit second in the Premier League 2 table after collecting their third win of the season away at Norwich tonight.
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A tight affair was settled late on. Norwich’s Louis Ramsay was shown a second yellow after a late challenge on West Ham’s Vashon Neufville which left the Canaries short at the back as they looked to protect the point.
Dan Kemp was put through on goal before Toby Syme pulled him to the floor, giving the referee no option but to hand the Hammers a penalty and send Syme off with just four minutes to play, leaving Norwich with just nine men.
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Toni Martinez stepped up and saw his penalty saved by Ben Killip before he slotted home the rebound to give the Hammers a dramatic late lead.
They doubled their advantage in the second minute of injury time when Noha Sylvestre squared the ball to Marcus Browne who poked him into an empty net to cap off an incisive counter attack, sealing a 2-0 win for West Ham.
After witnessing another win for the Hammers, we have picked out five performers on the night who impressed heavily and could be set for a first-team breakthrough in the foreseeable future.
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