BRIGHTON :James Ward-Prowse netted his first goal for West Ham United and Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio added second-half strikes as they notched a thumping 3-1 Premier League win over Brighton & Hove Albion to climb to the top of the standings on Saturday.
Brighton, who topped the table after two 4-1 wins in their opening two games, dominated possession and registered 26 attempts on goal, but West Ham made the most of what little possession they had to grab the win.
Antonio had the game's first effort on target in the sixth minute as he latched on to a perfect angled pass from Lucas Paqueta, but his shot lacked power and was easily saved by keeper Bart Verbruggen, who was making his debut for Brighton.
The new keeper only managed to keep his clean sheet intact for 19 minutes as Antonio forced Adam Webster into a poor back-pass before feeding the ball to Ward-Prowse, who bundled it home at the second attempt.