Michail Antonio scored for the second successive game as West Ham edged struggling West Brom to move up to seventh in the Premier League.
The hosts took the lead on the stroke of half-time when Jarrod Bowen chested in Vladimir Coufal’s cross.
However, West Brom levelled soon after the restart through Matheus Pereira’s thunderous drive from distance.
Dara O’Shea blocked Manuel Lanzini’s goalbound shot but Antonio gave West Ham the win with a hooked finish.
From then on, West Ham looked comfortable without threatening to add to their lead as they claimed a third Premier League win in a row.
Defeat for West Brom, meanwhile, leaves them 19th, five points from safety.
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West Ham United
Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number15Player nameDawson
Squad number21Player nameOgbonna
Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Squad number9Player nameBenrahma
Squad number30Player nameAntonio
Squad number7Player nameYarmolenko
Squad number16Player nameNoble
Squad number18Player nameFornals
West Bromwich Albion
Squad number1Player nameJohnstone
Squad number27Player nameO’Shea
Squad number6Player nameAjayi
Squad number5Player nameBartley
Squad number3Player nameGibbs
Squad number18Player nameGallagher
Squad number8Player nameLivermore
Squad number19Player nameSawyers
Squad number13Player nameGrosicki
Squad number12Player nameMatheus Pereira
Squad number7Player nameRobinson
Squad number2Player nameFurlong
Squad number4Player nameRobson-Kanu
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Fabianski
- 5Coufal
- 15Dawson
- 21Ogbonna
- 3Cresswell
- 28Soucek
- 41Rice
- 20Bowen
- 10LanziniSubstituted forFornalsat 62′minutes
- 9BenrahmaSubstituted forYarmolenkoat 62′minutes
- 30AntonioSubstituted forNobleat 84′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Balbuena
- 7Yarmolenko
- 14Alves
- 16Noble
- 18Fornals
- 23Diop
- 24Fredericks
- 31Johnson
- 35Randolph
West Brom
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Johnstone
- 27O’Shea
- 6Ajayi
- 5Bartley
- 3Gibbs
- 18GallagherBooked at 90mins
- 8LivermoreSubstituted forRobson-Kanuat 80′minutes
- 19Sawyers
- 13GrosickiSubstituted forFurlongat 70′minutes
- 12Costa Pereira
- 7Robinson
Substitutes
- 2Furlong
- 4Robson-Kanu
- 17Krovinovic
- 20Ivanovic
- 21Edwards
- 22Peltier
- 24Kipré
- 25Button
- 28Field
Live Text
Match ends, West Ham United 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Foul by Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United).
Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
Foul by Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United).
Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Craig Dawson (West Ham United).
Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Craig Dawson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs with a cross.
Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).
Substitution, West Ham United. Mark Noble replaces Michail Antonio.
Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tomas Soucek.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Jake Livermore.
Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs with a headed pass.
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