Celtic 2-6 West Ham: Michail Antonio hits brace and Liverpool-linked Jarrod Bowen scores as David Moyes' side continue unbeaten start to pre-season

Michail Antonio scored twice as West Ham won 5-2 away to Celtic in a friendly
Mark Noble, Said Benrahma and Jarrod Bowen were also on the scoresheet
Youngster Armstrong Oko-Flex scored for West Ham against his former club
Callum McGregor put Celtic in the lead while Ryan Christie managed to score

Published: 16:46 BST, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 16:46 BST, 24 July 2021

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Michail Antonio scored twice as West Ham continued their pre-season preparations with an impressive 6-2 victory away to Celtic on Saturday.

Mark Noble, Said Benrahma, Jarrod Bowen and Armstrong Oko-Flex were also on the scoresheet for the Hammers.

David Moyes' side remain unbeaten in pre-season so far but they had to come from behind on this occasion, with Callum McGregor putting Celtic in the lead after eight minutes.

Michail Antonio scored twice as West Ham secured a 4-2 victory against Celtic in a friendly

Said Benrahma is jubilant after his goal made it 4-2 to West Ham in the clash at Celtic Park

However, West Ham responded in impressive fashion, with Antonio scoring twice before captain Noble made it 3-1 from the penalty spot.

In the second half Celtic, who have already played a competitive game this season in the Champions League qualifiers, got a goal back courtesy of Ryan Christie.

West Ham proceeded to make it 4-2 as Benrahma demonstrated impressive composure to find the net.

MATCH FACTS

Celtic: Barkas, Murray, Ralston, Taylor, Welsh, Soro, McGregor, Turnbull, Christie, Abada, Edouard

Subs: Bain, Doohan, Bitton, Griffiths, Rogic, Bolingoli, Urhoghide, Connell, Shaw, Robertson, Forrest, Henderson, Montgomery, Hjelde

West Ham : Fabianski, Fredericks, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Lanzini, Bwen, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Randolph, Martin, Diop, Alves, Johnson, Coventry, Oko-Flex, Forson, Holland

Callum McGregor celebrates after his goal put Celtic into the lead early on versus West Ham

Bowen, who has been linked with a move to Liverpool, added further gloss to the scoreline with a goal in the 74th minute.

Youngster Oko-Flex came off the bench to score for West Ham against his former club.

One negative from the game for West Ham was that they were forced to make a change after just eight minutes, with Angelo Ogbonna going off and Issa Diop entering the fray.