West Ham give the departed Moyes a winning send-off at the London Stadium with victory over Luton

LONDON (AP) — West Ham manager David Moyes said goodbye to the London Stadium while Luton remained all but certain to bid farewell to the English Premier League after a 3-1 defeat on Saturday .

Albert Sambi Lokonga looked set to spoil Moyes’ party and give Luton the chance to take their survival fight to the final day when he headed the visitors ahead in the sixth minute.

But second-half goals from James Ward-Prowse, Tomas Soucek and teenager George Earthy gave Moyes a winning exit in his final home game.

Instead, Luton manager Rob Edwards and some of his players wept, appearing resigned to an immediate return to the Championship as they applauded the traveling support after the final whistle.

Bottom-placed Luton were three points behind Nottingham Forest, but on a far inferior goal difference with a game in hand.

After months of speculation and just four wins from 21 games since the start of the year, West Ham finally announced on Monday that Moyes was leaving after four-and-a-half years in charge.

Julen Lopetegui is set to usher in a new era at the club, but on Saturday he gave West Ham fans – even those fed up with Moyes and his perceived defensive tactics – the chance to thank the Scot for his second spell in charge: the top successive. seven finishes, the three seasons in Europe and of course that night in Prague last summer when West Ham won the Europa Conference League for a first major trophy since 1980.

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