Djair Parfitt-Williams and his West Ham United teammates scored three goals in three amazing minutes to overcome West Bromwich Albion 4-2 in the Barclays Under 18 Premier League.
West Bromwich went ahead early on at Little Heath when George Cater punished West Ham for not clearing the ball inside their own penalty area, before Bermudian-born attacker Parfitt-Williams drew the hosts level.
As West Ham looked to push ahead, Tyler Roberts looked to have stolen the points for the visitors. However, three goals in as many minutes from Emmanual Onariase, Kieran Bailey and Decarrey Sheriff secured a dramatic victory for West Ham.
Under 18s manager Steve Potts made four changes to the starting XI that lost 4-3 away at Tottenham Hotspur. Clarke Bogard was replaced by Sam Howes in goal, Alex Pike made way for Onariase, while Marcus Browne and Bailey were dropped to the bench. Josh Pask started in the middle of midfield alongside Academy regular Noha Sylvestre and Jordan Brown returned from injury to start up front.
After four defeats in their previous five fixtures ahead of the meeting with West Bromwich, Potts' men soon found themselves behind when Carter took advantage of the home defense failing to clear their lines by stabbing the ball past Howes.
The home side came back into the game and they began to pressure the visitors. Pask smashed a shot off the crossbar as West Ham chased the equalizer before half-time.
After the break, the hosts kept up the pressure and had a handful of chances on goal, but Oscar Borg, Parfitt-Williams and Jerry Amoo were finding it impossible to beat Albion goalkeeper Ethan Ross.
They did find the breakthrough, however, and it was Parfitt-Williams who finished into the corner of the net from 12 yards after receiving the ball inside the penalty area from Amoo.
Within ten minutes of pulling themselves level, however, West Ham were punished for a defensive mistake. As the ball was crossed into Roberts in the penalty area, West Ham allowed the 16-year-old time and space to turn and bury his shot low into the corner of the net.
That goal set the stage for an amazing climax. West Ham equalized just two minutes later when Onariase ran unmarked to meet Borg's right-wing corner and make it 2-2.
As the visitors investigated where they went wrong in conceding the equalizer, West Ham took advantage and pushed in front just a minute later. The ball was worked down the left wing at speed by the Hammers, with a low cross being met and finished by Bailey at the near post.
If that goal was not enough to shock the Midlands side, West Ham scored a fourth goal a minute later, when Sheriff finished well from inside the penalty area.
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