West Ham into the EPL’s top 4

Jesse Lingard inspired a 3-2 win over Wolverhampton as the midfielder ran from the halfway line to score one goal and also set up another for substitute Jarrod Bowen

London: West Ham jumped above Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea into the top four of the Premier League.

Injuries to arguably its two best players might see the team struggle to stay there. Jesse Lingard inspired a 3-2 win over Wolverhampton as the midfielder ran from the halfway line to score one goal and also set up another for substitute Jarrod Bowen.

Lingard has now scored six goals in eight games since joining on loan from Manchester United in February, a hot streak that has seen him earn a recall to the England squad.

The victory saw West Ham climb into fourth place — the final Champions League qualification position — with eight games remaining, continuing its revival under David Moyes. The London club has never played in Europe’s top competition.

However, Moyes is set to be without Declan Rice reportedly for at least four weeks, with the holding midfielder missing the game at Molineux after getting injured on international duty with England last week.

Also set for a spell on the sidelines is Michail Antonio, who left the field because of a hamstring injury in the 32nd minute. It is the latest setback for the injury-prone Antonio, who has been transformed from a winger to a rampaging center forward under Moyes and is the only senior striker in West Ham’s squad.