Jarrod Bowen wants to fire West Ham into the top half of the Premier League this season having got himself and the Hammers off the mark against Wolves.
The winger, who had not scored since February, notched either side of half-time to open his account for the season and claim the first points of the campaign for the Hammers.
Their victory - with a Raul Jimenez own goal and Sebastien Haller's late header adding to Bowen's brace - was all the more impressive for the fact they managed to do it with manager David Moyes working from home having tested positive for coronavirus last week.
After finally getting their season up and running, Bowen has lofty ambitions for both himself and the club this season.
In Pictures | West Ham vs Wolves | 27/09/2020
"I've always said [I want to score] double figures," Bowen told Standard Sport. "I know it is going to be difficult in the Premier League this season but I believe I can score goals at this level. That is what I am going to aiming for and if I keep performing the way I did last night I don't think there's any reason I can't get there. I was due a goal.
"You look at the players in the changing room and there is no reason we can't be pushing the top half of the table. With consistent performances like last night there is no reason we can't be up and amongst the top half of the table."
Assistant manager Alan Irvine was the man on the touchline, but despite managing over the phone to Stuart Pearce from his apartment, this was a victory orchestrated by Moyes.
His change of shape to a more robust back three brought a much better performance against Arsenal the weekend before, while his decision to stick with a front three of Bowen, Pablo Fornals and Michail Antonio despite the goals of Haller and Felipe Anderson in midweek was vindicated by their tireless performances.
"I haven't spoken to him personally but I know Alan and all the coaches have spoken to him," said Bowen. "It has been a bit of a strange and different week. We've coped with it well and you saw last night that we didn't let if affect us."
