Bowen stars as West Ham see off Ipswich

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Jarrod Bowen scored and set up another as West Ham ended their season with a 3-1 win over relegated Ipswich at Portman Road.

With a chip on his shoulder after being omitted from Thomas Tuchel's recent England squad selection for June friendlies, a rampant Bowen assisted James Ward-Prowse's opener before curling home in the second half to cancel out a Nathan Broadhead equaliser.

Mohamed Kudus came off the bench to add a third to seal all three points and ensure a 14th-placed finish in the Premier League.

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Although the Hammers picked up what was just their second win in 11 matches, the early opportunity dropped the way of Ipswich. Broadhead's curling effort from the edge of the area was denied heroically by Lukasz Fabianski, who was making his final appearance for the visitors.

Omari Hutchinson's later effort - deemed offside - seemed to be the spark West Ham needed to put Ipswich to the sword as Bowen anticipated a lax back pass from Sam Morsy to intelligently set up Ward-Prowse on the brink of half-time.

Ipswich soon got themselves on level terms when Broadhead skipped past Jean-Clair Todibo to thump in an effort from the edge of the area. But just three minutes later, Bowen pierced any Ipswich momentum with an instant response to score his fourth goal in as many games and his 13th of the season.

Kudus, who replaced Niclas Fullkrug late in the second half, added an impressive curling effort of his own to settle the score and ensure Ipswich ended their brief return to the Premier League with a run of nine without a home win.

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