Sebastien Haller (left) joined West Ham United from Eintracht Frankfurt for a club record £45m
Sebastien Haller scored his third goal in two games for West Ham as they beat Norwich City 2-0 at London Stadium.
The Frenchman gave the hosts the lead with an easy finish from close range after a low cross from the left wing by Arthur Masuaku.
The Canaries' Todd Cantwell struck the crossbar from close range in the second half but the flag was raised for offside.
Andriy Yarmolenko then doubled West Ham's advantage as he found the net with a left-footed volley after Norwich failed to clear.
West Ham's victory lifts them to fifth while Norwich suffered a third defeat in four league games and have now conceded more goals (10) than anyone else in the Premier League this season.
Despite going in 1-0 down at the break, Norwich fared well against an organised West Ham side, with Cantwell coming closest to inspiring a quick equaliser.
After Max Aarons put a fine run into the box, beating several West Ham markers in the process, he delivered a chipped ball to Cantwell who headed over the bar from close range.
The visitors' task was made harder on 36 minutes when captain Christoph Zimmermann was forced off through injury following a robust tackle from Haller.
Ibrahim Amadou replaced him, having only made his debut in their midweek Carabao Cup defeat by Crawley Town, and the inexperience showed as the hosts dominated the second half.
Despite the visitors' best efforts, the Hammers did well to cancel out Norwich's prolific goalscorer Teemu Pukki to complete what was ultimately a routine win against the newly promoted side.
The Hammers' fine turnaround
Andriy Yarmolenko doubled West Ham's advantage in the second half
West Ham's win marks a change in fortunes from last season for Manuel Pellegrini's side, who might have anticipated another tough start to a campaign after their heavy defeat by Manchester City on the opening day.
At this point last season, the Hammers were bottom of the Premier League without a point and had conceded 10 goals in four league games.
But since that opening 5-0 loss to the champions, Pellegrini has guided his side to a draw at Brighton, a win against Watford and a midweek Carabao Cup victory over Newport County, before seeing off the Canaries in some comfort.
Norwich did well to dictate the flow of the game in the early stages of both halves, but Haller's 24th-minute goal shifted the game in favour of the hosts.
The Frenchman, who signed from Eintracht Frankfurt for a club record £45m in the summer, got on the scoresheet again after his double against Watford as he linked up with Masuaku to poke home.
The Hammers fielded pressure from Norwich afterwards, but they rarely looked in danger even before Yarmolenko's impressive second-half volley doubled their lead.
This was a performance to inspire confidence in front of West Ham's vociferous home support and their side now look in better shape than they did this time just 12 months ago.
More to follow.
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Line-ups
West Ham
1Fabianski
24FredericksBooked at 60mins
23Diop
21Ogbonna
26Masuaku
41Rice
7YarmolenkoSubstituted forSnodgrassat 71'minutesBooked at 74mins
16NobleSubstituted forC Sánchezat 85'minutes
10Lanzini
8Felipe AndersonSubstituted forFornalsat 88'minutes
22Haller
Substitutes
4Balbuena
5Zabaleta
11Snodgrass
13Jiménez
15C Sánchez
18Fornals
27Ajeti
Norwich
1Krul
2AaronsBooked at 62mins
6ZimmermannSubstituted forAmadouat 36'minutes
4Godfrey
12Lewis
19Trybull
10Leitner
17Buendía
18StiepermannSubstituted forDrmicat 77'minutes
14CantwellSubstituted forMcLeanat 78'minutes
22Pukki
Substitutes
3Byram
8Vrancic
20Drmic
21Fährmann
23McLean
24Amadou
27Tettey
Referee:
Paul Tierney
Attendance:
59,950
Match Stats
Home TeamWest HamAway TeamNorwich
Possession
Home49%
Away51%
Shots
Home18
Away8
Shots on Target
Home8
Away3
Corners
Home8
Away2
Fouls
Home16
Away10
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Match ends, West Ham United 2, Norwich City 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Norwich City 0.
Posted at 90'+4'
Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+4'
Foul by Ryan Fredericks (West Ham United).
Posted at 90'+2'
Josip Drmic (Norwich City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross.
Posted at 90'+1'
Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 90'+1'
Foul by Ryan Fredericks (West Ham United).
Posted at 90'
Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross.
Posted at 89'
Attempt missed. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
SubstitutionPosted at 88'
Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Felipe Anderson.
Posted at 87'
Offside, Norwich City. Moritz Leitner tries a through ball, but Josip Drmic is caught offside.
Posted at 86'
Attempt saved. Issa Diop (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks.
Posted at 86'
Attempt blocked. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
SubstitutionPosted at 85'
Substitution, West Ham United. Carlos Sánchez replaces Mark Noble.
Posted at 84'
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tim Krul.
Posted at 84'
Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
Posted at 81'
Attempt missed. Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
Posted at 80'
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tim Krul.
Posted at 80'
Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Posted at 80'
Attempt saved. Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
Posted at 79'
Attempt missed. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Posted at 79'
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tim Krul.
Posted at 79'
Attempt saved. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku with a cross.
SubstitutionPosted at 78'
Substitution, Norwich City. Kenny McLean replaces Todd Cantwell.
SubstitutionPosted at 77'
Substitution, Norwich City. Josip Drmic replaces Marco Stiepermann.
Posted at 77'
Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 77'
Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
Posted at 76'
Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Arthur Masuaku.
Posted at 76'
Attempt blocked. Max Aarons (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
Posted at 75'
Offside, West Ham United. Ryan Fredericks tries a through ball, but Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
BookingPosted at 74'
Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 74'
Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 74'
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United).
Posted at 73'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 72'
Delay in match because of an injury Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
SubstitutionPosted at 71'
Substitution, West Ham United. Robert Snodgrass replaces Andriy Yarmolenko.
Posted at 69'
Attempt missed. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Posted at 69'
Attempt blocked. Issa Diop (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini with a cross.
Posted at 68'
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tim Krul.
Posted at 67'
Foul by Todd Cantwell (Norwich City).
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Source: bbc.com