JAYSON MOLUMBY, Jesse Starkey and Joe Ward were on target as Albion under-23s beat West Ham 3-1 to go top of Premier League Cup Group E.

Molumby converted George Cox’s 40th-minute cross for the opener at Dagenham’s Victoria Road but the Hammers levelled through Vashon Parfitt-Williams on 65 minutes.

Starkey drilled home in the 77th minute to restore the lead for the Seagulls and substitute Ward secured all three points and a second successive group win with a cool finish in the 94th minute.