In-form Lingard inspires West Ham to 3-2 win at Wolves

By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:42 PM CDT Monday, Apr. 5, 2021 Last Modified: 4:44 PM CDT Monday, Apr. 5, 2021

WOLVERHAMPTON, England - Jesse Lingard ran from the halfway line to score one goal and then set up another to lead West Ham to a 3-2 win over Wolverhampton on Monday as the London club climbed into the Premier League's top four.

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WOLVERHAMPTON, England – Jesse Lingard ran from the halfway line to score one goal and then set up another to lead West Ham to a 3-2 win over Wolverhampton on Monday as the London club climbed into the Premier League’s top four.

The midfielder has revived his career since joining West Ham on loan from Manchester United in February, with his tally now up to six goals in eight games for his new club. It is a hot streak that has seen him earn a recall to the England squad.

Lingard raced forward from the the halfway line and used a decoy run from Michail Antonio to drift past defender Romain Saiss and finish with a left-footed shot to give West Ham the lead in the sixth minute.

West Ham's Jesse Lingard scores his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Monday, Apr. 5, 2021. (Laurence Griffiths/ Pool via AP)

Pablo Fornals slotted home the second goal in the 14th before Lingard made another foraging run forward before slipping in substitute Jarrod Bowen, who smashed his shot past Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio from inside the area.

That put West Ham 3-0 ahead after 38 minutes, only for Wolves to respond through Leander Dendoncker’s header in the 44th and then a goal by substitute Fabio Silva in the 68th.

West Ham held on to jump into fourth place — above Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea — with eighth games left. The team, which has never played in the Champions League, is a point ahead of fifth-place Chelsea and four behind third-place Leicester.

West Ham manager David Moyes has two important injuries to contend with, however.

Declan Rice reportedly is set for at least four weeks out, with the holding midfielder missing the game at Molineux after getting injured on international duty with England last week.

Also set for a spell on the sidelines is Antonio, who left the field because of injury in the 32nd minute. It is the latest setback for the injury-prone Antonio, who has been transformed from a winger to a rampaging centre forward under Moyes and is the only senior striker in West Ham’s squad.

Antonio barged through a slew of challenges before shooting wide from a narrow angle, then immediately signalled to the West Ham bench that he was hurt.

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