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David Moyes tells West Ham star England will come calling if blistering form continues

David Moyes claps the West Ham fans after FA Cup victory over Leeds, January 2022

David Moyes challenged Jarrod Bowen to maintain his stunning form after he fired West Ham into the top four and enhanced his England chances in a fairly comfortable 2-0 home win over Norwich.

Bowen’s seventh and eighth goals of the season secured a third straight Premier League win for the Hammers. That has made calls for Bowen to win a Three Lions call-up to get louder, with his eight assists meaning the former Hull winger has now been directly involved in 16 goals this season – the most of any English player in the top flight.

“When players come from the Championship you hope they will develop and Jarrod has taken to it really well,” said Moyes.

“Now the biggest thing is that he’s added assists and he’s beginning to find the net again. It’s great we’re spreading the goals around and he’s made a big difference.

“When you look at the competition for England; Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, Jadon Sancho – it’s a decision for Gareth Southgate.

“But he’s getting closer to people saying we should have a look at him and see what he can do. I don’t think he’ll be too far away, but the biggest thing is to keep playing well for West Ham.”

Bowen stars in West Ham win

This London Stadium encounter was rearranged from December when Norwich were decimated by Covid-19 and injuries, and they may have felt they stood a better chance now with West Ham suffering similarly.

Patrik Schick responds to West Ham interest

Patrik Schick responds to West Ham interest

Patrik Schick responds to West Ham transfer interest as he outlines his future with Bayer Leverkusen

However, Bowen had already had a goal disallowed for offside when he opened the scoring three minutes before the interval.

Aaron Cresswell’s cross was overhit but found Vladimir Coufal on the right and when the Czech full-back curled the ball back into the area Bowen got in front of Ben Gibson and nodded it home.

Moyes happy with solid Hammers

After the break Bowen hit the crossbar and a post before wrapping up the victory when he turned in Arthur Masuaku’s cross, with the VAR overruling an offside decision.

“It was a really professional performance by the players. The game was tight but they are tight,” added Moyes. “We had opportunities to score and make it a bit easier but I think we deserved our victory.

“I didn’t see it being the right decision to push this game to where it was. But we got it done.

“You would take three wins in a row, that’s not easy to do. The teams around us, the competition in the top eight or nine is really difficult.

“The fight for eight, nine or 10 places is really tough. If we want to stay there we need to win games.”

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