West Ham Unitedmoved back into the top four of the Premier Leaguetable after beating Watford 1-0 at the London Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Jarrod Bowengrabbed the only goal of the game in the 68th minute to keep the Hammers‘ Champions League dream alive. Their hopes were given a welcome boost when the final whistle blew at Turf Moor, as Manchester United could only draw at Burnley.

The best chance of the first half fell the way of Said Benrahma, who forced a good save from Watford goalkeeper Ben Fosterbefore seeing his second effort hit the post.

Bowen shines again

In another convincing display for West Ham, it was Bowen who stood out most, particularly in the second half. The 25-year-old managed to open the scoring in the 68th minute, as he turned and made his way towards Watford‘s goal before seeing his deflected shot wrongfoot Fosterand go in.

Bowen had another chance to put the game beyond doubt after coming in from the left and getting a shot away, but Fostersaved it onto the post.

West Ham are now up to 40 points and jump up into fourth, while Watford remain 19th, three points from safety.