West Ham United wingers Jarrod Bowen and Said Benrahm have proved to have showing their attacking best so far during the Hammers' series of mid-season friendlies.
Both men, who are among the four joint-top scorers in the league for David Moyes' side so far this season, have both got on the scoresheet in mid-season friendlies against Cambridge United and Fulham in the past few days.
In the first mid-season friendly against Cambridge on Tuesday night, shortly after Zeno Ibsen Rossi opened the scoring from a well-worked corner, Bowen made it 1-1 within a minute, hitting a superb right-footed strike from the edge of the penalty area into the top corner.
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Having replaced Bowen at half-time, Benrahma then got in on the scoring act at the Abbey Stadium to make it 3-1 in the 4-2 victory, going on a superb run down the left after good work from him, Emerson, and Gianluca Scamacca before cutting inside and firing into from the edge of the penaly area.
Both then started on opposite wings on Saturday in Italy in the 3-1 victory over Udinese at the Dacia Arena. Again, West Ham went behind, but it was Benrahma who levelled the tie on the stroke of half-time, latching onto a Jarrod Bowen cross that was spilled at the back post by Udinese goalkeeper Marco Silvestri.
Bowen did not get on the scoresheet but continued to play a big hand in West Ham's performance in Italy. For the second goal, it was his cross that was headed out to substitute Manuel Lanzini, who smashed a superb effort from 25 yards out that was too hard for Silvestri to handle, putting the Irons 2-1 up after the break.
West Ham completed the scoring in the closing stages. Bowen, who has shown signs of being back at his best in these two friendlies, then got the assist for the third goal. After a close range effort clipped the far post, the ball bounced back out to Bowen, who played the ball through the box and found Michail Antonio, who tapped in to make it 3-1.
Bowen does have five goals for the season but prior to his goal at Cambridge, he had not scored since October 13 in the 2-1 win over Anderlecht, with his last league goal coming four days earlier in the 3-1 win over Fulham.
With goals and creativity being two of West Ham's key weaknesses so far in the Premier League this season, the form of Bowen and Benrahma in the mid-season friendlies will be a welcome relief for Moyes, who is reportedly hoping to add more firepower to his squad in January after a poor start to the campaign in front of goal.
Last season, Bowen was the club's top scorer with 18 goals in all competitions. Benrahma finished third on the list with 11 goals.
Both will hope to end the trio of mid-season friendlies with another win and another goal when they head across London to Fulham next Saturday.
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