A fifth defeat in six had appeared the likeliest final result when the hosts carved out an outstanding opener inside a quarter-of-an-hour. Kudus began the transfer, spinning in midfield to drive West Ham up the pitch, earlier than James Ward-Prowse’s fierce swap of play discovered Vladimir Coufal down the fitting. Shaping to whip into the center, the Czech cleverly pulled again as an alternative, choosing out Kudus, whose first-time strike tickled Marc Guehi on the way in which to beating Sam Johnstone low at his close to submit.