Djair Parfitt-Williams and his West Ham United's Under 18 teammates maintained their unbeaten start to the 2014/15 Barclays Under 18 Premier League season with a fantastic 4-0 win at Reading.
West Ham produced a convincing display in Berkshire as goals from Josh Pask, Grady Diangana, Jordan Brown and substitute Oscar Borg saw them make it six league games without defeat.
Steve Potts' side created chance after chance and England Under 16 international Jahmal Hector-Ingram had already gone close twice before Brown fired a shot narrowly over the crossbar.
It was defender Pask who broke the deadlock, however, diverting Kieran Bailey's strike into the net after Reading had failed to clear a Parfitt-Williams corner.
Having fallen behind, Reading enjoyed arguably their best period of the match, but Pask's central defensive partner Emmanuel Onariase threw his giant frame in the way of a goal bound shot to maintain West Ham's lead.
Bermuda-born Parfitt-Williams shot narrowly over the top as the first half came to a close with West Ham still in the ascendancy.
After the break, it took just a few moments for the visitors to double their advantage. Again, a Parfitt-Williams corner led to the goal, with Diangana scrambling the ball home after Onariase's header had been blocked.
Brown went close yet again before finally netting his fifth goal in six league matches when he latched onto a pass from Onariase and slotted into the net for 3-0.
West Ham were now in top gear and could have had a fourth when Hector-Ingram showed good strength to hold off his man before cutting back for Diangana, whose shot was blocked behind for a corner.
The Hammers' dominance was rewarded with 15 minutes to go when Parfitt-Williams showed good awareness to pick out Brown, whose low cross was converted by substitute Borg.
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