West Brom win: West Ham 1-3 and fourth in the Championship

West Bromwich Albion beat West Ham United 3-1 at the London Stadium on 31 October 2026. The result moved Albion into fourth place in the Championship on 24 points and left the Hammers eighth on 22. West Ham’s next confirmed fixture is away to Cardiff City on 4 November.

West Ham vs West Brom result

Felix Horn Myhre opened the scoring for the visitors in the 20th minute. Jarrod Bowen equalised in the 29th, sending the teams into half-time at 1-1. Jimmy-Jay Morgan restored West Brom’s advantage in the 48th minute, and Callum Styles completed the scoring in the 72nd.

All four goals are recorded in the Sky Sports match report. Myhre was also involved in the build-up to Morgan’s goal, while Styles scored after a corner was only partially cleared by the defence.

The updated Championship standings

The Football Web Pages table for 31 October places West Brom fourth with 24 points after 13 matches. Their listed record is seven wins, three draws and three defeats, with 19 goals scored, 14 conceded and a goal difference of plus five.

West Ham are eighth on 22 points from 13 games: six wins, four draws and three defeats. They had scored 33 goals, conceded 18 and held a plus-15 goal difference. The Hammers were two points behind West Brom and six behind leaders Middlesbrough, who had 28.

The change produced by the 3-1 result

The points totals establish the direct consequence. West Brom began the match on 21 points and added three to reach 24. West Ham had 22 and remained on that total after losing. Albion therefore overtook the Hammers and ended the day inside the top four.

The Read West Ham report also records the visitors’ rise to fourth and the hosts’ drop to eighth. However, the available sources do not provide a complete table captured immediately before kick-off. They consequently do not support exact pre-match positions for both clubs.

How West Brom built the win

West Brom scored first, reclaimed the lead only three minutes after half-time and extended their advantage before the closing stages. West Ham did apply pressure in the second half: according to Sky Sports, Max O’Leary saved a Max Kilman header and a Kyle Walker-Peters attempt before the visitors’ third goal.

It was West Ham’s second successive home defeat. The Hammers conceded six goals across those two matches. For Albion, the victory secured a place in a tightly packed group near the top of the standings.

The consequence for the promotion race

Wolverhampton and West Brom ended the day on 24 points. Southampton, Birmingham and Stoke followed on 23, while West Ham had 22. Only two points therefore separated fourth from eighth, although the Hammers were six points off the lead.

That snapshot shows that the defeat cost West Ham positions without cutting them adrift from the teams immediately above. The table reflects the situation after the matches on 31 October and will change as subsequent fixtures are played.

West Ham’s next match

The next fixture listed on the club’s official schedule is Cardiff City vs West Ham in the Championship on 4 November 2026 at 19:45 UTC. The Hammers are then due to visit Blackburn Rovers on 7 November at 15:00 UTC. Dates and kick-off times can change, so readers should check West Ham’s official fixtures page before the match.