West Ham finish with a flourish with victory at relegated Ipswich

Ipswich bid their farewells to their Premier League status after just one season in the top flight with a 3-1 defeat to West Ham in the final game of the season at Portman Road.

Town gifted the first goal to James Ward-Prowse just before the half-time break following a dreadful back pass from skipper Sam Morsy.

They equalised just after the restart through Nathan Broadhead but the teams were level for just three minutes after Jarrod Bowen restored West Ham’s lead and Mohammed Kudus put the icing the cake with a goal three minutes from the end.

It was Town’s ninth consecutive loss following their dismal season and they won just four games this season, three away – at Tottenham, Wolves and Bournemouth, and just one at home to Chelsea.

Meanwhile, West Ham’s season finished with them in 14th place.

Town defender Axel Tuanzebe’s backpass almost eluded Christian Walton and at the other end Omari Hutchinson shot was safely gathered by the Hammers’ Polish goalkeeper Lukas Fabianski.

Broadhead brought out an excellent save from Fabianski and Morsy hit a low shot just wide from outside the penalty box.

Niclas Fullkrug tangled with Dara O’Shea in the penalty area and the Hammers striker claimed he was fouled but referee Tim Robinson turned away his appeals for a spot-kick.

Walton came to the rescue of the home side when he turned away a shot from Bowen and the ball rebounded to Ward-Prowse but he was crowded out by the Ipswich defence.

Hutchinson struck the left hand post of the West Ham goal when he was found on the right by O’Shea but the offside flag was raised and the Tractor Boys fell behind in the 43rd minute following a dreadful error.

Tuanzebe’s throw-in found Morsy and he put the ball into the path of an unmarked Bowen,