When West Ham United U23s lined up against Stoke City U23s, they did so with the target of getting back to winning ways.
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Their 16-game unbeaten run had come to an end when they lost 4-3 to Cheltenham Town in the EFL Trophy, but they got over that by continuing their unbeaten league campaign, beating Stoke 4-0:
.@JoePowell_10 with an outrageous lob over the keeper from distance for our U23s last night
goals and points clear at the top of the table! pic.twitter.com/BrIooF5qjy
— West Ham United (@WestHam) October 22, 2019
Joe Powell scored the first goal of the game and it also turned out to be the evening’s show-stopper, as he lobbed the goalkeeper from range, as shown in the video on West Ham’s official Twitter account.
The youngster’s moment of quality has got many fans asking about the prospect of getting him in the first-team, as it has been claimed they could do with someone to finish like Powell did.
There were also calls for Nathan Holland to feature in the squad following his brace, while Anthony Scully got a mention after scoring yet again.
A selection of Twitter reaction to the goal, including posts from impressed West Ham fans, can be seen below:
This is when our lacklustre League Cup run becomes even more frustrating as those games are perfect for the U23 players, like Powell and Holland, to get valuable starts and act as valuable experience at this point in their careers. Hugely frustrating.
— Josh Verrills (@WestHamJoshV) October 22, 2019
Good skills
— Ian Price (@IanPric25826922) October 22, 2019
Can’t remember us finishing like that for some time COYIS
— Mark Cowper (@MarkCowper3) October 22, 2019
Absolute class….Well done fella
— Danny Kenny (@Dannykaikenny) October 22, 2019
Joe needs to get s chance soon
— The Three Hammers (@The3Hammers) October 22, 2019
Powelly on
— Lady Satchell!! (@kdsatch) October 22, 2019
class goal start the two saturday
— boleyn badges (@boleynbadges) October 22, 2019
West Ham fans, should Powell get a chance in the first-team? Join the discussion by commenting below…
