Kudus hits first Premier League brace as West Ham beat Wolves
Kudus scored his eighth and ninth goal of the season as West Ham beat Wolves 3-0 on Sunday
Mohammed Kudus scored a brace in ten minutes as West Ham returned to winning ways against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League on Sunday.
It was the perfect response to last weekend’s 5-0 defeat against Fulham as the Hammers made it three wins in their last five matches and prevented Wolves from scoring for the first time since the opening weekend.
The hosts started the stronger and their pressure paid off midway through the half when Paqueta led the charge from a Wolves corner, and found Mohammed Kudus to his right.
With still plenty to do, the Ghanaian forward cut inside and fired a low effort that beat Bentley at his near post.
Just as Gary O’Neil’s side looked to be getting back into the match, West Ham doubled their lead through the same two players who combined for their first goal.
Kurt Zouma intercepted a Wolves attack before passing to Paqueta, who found the run of Kudus on the right with a dense-splitting pass.
With time and space, Kudus slotted home with his right foot for his fifth in the Premier League this season. He has now scored nine goals since his move from Ajax last summer.
It is the earliest double scored by a West Ham player in a home Premier League match since Mark Noble v Man Utd in April 2011.
The win lifts West Ham up to seventh, with 27 points. Wolves remain 13th place, with 19 points.
Story By: Princeton Wiredu
