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West Ham have won eight of their
last 11 games in all competitions
West Ham sealed a place in the last 16 of the Europa
Conference League after defeating Silkeborg to maintain their 100% winning record in
Europe this season.
Manuel Lanzini's penalty, after Michail Antonio was brought down by
keeper Nicolai Larsen, ensured the Hammers qualified with one game to spare.
Last
season's Europa League semi-finalists dominated with Algeria winger Said Benrahma and
Spain midfielder Pablo Fornals both going close to extending the lead against the
Danish visitors.
West Ham keeper Alphonse Areola was forced into a fine save to keep
out Soren Tengstedt in the second half.
With one round of games to go, David Moyes'
side cannot be caught at the top of Group B.
They have 15 points from five games, nine
more than second-placed Silkeborg.
West Ham's final group game is away to FCSB, who are
bottom of the group on two points, in Romania on 3 November (20:00 GMT). At the same
time, Silkeborg entertain third-placed Anderlecht, who have five points.
West Ham
reached the semi-finals of the Europa League in 2024-22
West Ham's season gathering
momentum
Having started the season with three successive Premier League defeats, West
Ham's campaign is gathering momentum.
This was their second success at London Stadium
this week after Monday's Premier League success against Bournemouth, while they have
five wins out of five in the group. In addition, the Hammers have won three of their
past five Premier League games before Moyes' return to his former club Manchester
United on Sunday (16:15 GMT).
If the manager could have any complaints about this
latest win, it was that they should have won by a more handsome margin.
The Hammers
registered 15 attempts, five on target.
Yet they had to rely on another penalty to
secure maximum points, Lanzini beating the keeper for pace and power from the spot. It
was West Ham's 10th goal of the group stage - three of them have come from the
spot.
The last-16 draw for the Europa Conference League is on 24 February 2024, with
the first leg on 9 March followed by the second leg a week later
It was job done for
the hosts on a night fans got a first look at Nayef Aguerd in competitive action in a
Hammers shirt.
The Morocco defender suffered a serious ankle injury in pre-season soon
after signing from Rennes for £30m in the summer.
Aguerd received a warm reception when
he was replaced after 76 minutes by Thilo Kehrer.
"He's a good athlete, but he's had no
match practice," said Moyes. "The game worked out very well for him. I didn't tell him
he was starting until today.
"It was a really good opening game for him."
Moyes will
now be in a position to rest key players for the trip to Romania next week before the
London derby at home to Crystal Palace three days later on 6 November (14:00
GMT).
Player of the match Benrahma Saïd Benrahma with an average of 8.10 West Ham West
Ham United West Ham United
Silkeborg IF Silkeborg IF Silkeborg IF West Ham United Avg
Squad number 22 Player name Benrahma Average rating 8.10 Squad number 32 Player name
Coventry Average rating 7.90 Squad number 27 Player name Aguerd Average rating 7.85
Squad number 10 Player name Lanzini Average rating 7.65 Squad number 21 Player name
Ogbonna Average rating 7.53 Squad number 5 Player name Coufal Average rating 7.48 Squad
number 12 Player name Downes Average rating 7.40 Squad number 13 Player name Areola
Average rating 7.38 Squad number 8 Player name Fornals Average rating 7.36 Squad number
9 Player name Antonio Average rating 7.35 Squad number 33 Player name Emerson Average
rating 7.35 Squad number 2 Player name Johnson Average rating 7.32 Squad number 7
Player name Scamacca Average rating 7.21 Squad number 41 Player name Rice Average
rating 7.10 Squad number 24 Player name Kehrer Average rating 6.64 Squad number 28
Player name Soucek Average rating 6.54 Silkeborg IF Avg Squad number 23 Player name
Adamsen Average rating 4.85 Squad number 1 Player name Larsen Average rating 4.58 Squad
number 21 Player name Klynge Average rating 4.44 Squad number 11 Player name Helenius
Average rating 4.39 Squad number 27 Player name Jørgensen Average rating 4.38 Squad
number 4 Player name Felix Average rating 4.37 Squad number 10 Player name Tengstedt
Average rating 4.34 Squad number 3 Player name Østrøm Average rating 4.28 Squad number
9 Player name Lind Average rating 4.23 Squad number 8 Player name Thórdarson Average
rating 4.19 Squad number 25 Player name Klitten Average rating 4.15 Squad number 20
Player name Salquist Average rating 4.04 Squad number 22 Player name Gojani Average
rating 4.02 Squad number 17 Player name Larsen Average rating 3.91 Squad number 7
Player name Kusk Average rating 3.73 Squad number 24 Player name Oggesen Average rating
3.72
Line-ups
Match Stats
Live Text Line-ups West Ham Formation 5-3-2 13 Areola 5
Coufal 2 Johnson 27 Aguerd 21 Ogbonna 33 Emerson 8 Fornals 32 Coventry 10 Lanzini 22
Benrahma 9 Antonio 13 Areola
5 Coufal
2 Johnson
27 Aguerd Substituted for Kehrer at 76'
minutes
21 Ogbonna
33 Emerson
8 Fornals Substituted for Downes at 68' minutes
32
Coventry Booked at 37mins Substituted for Rice at 83' minutes
10 Lanzini
22 Benrahma
Substituted for Scamacca at 68' minutes Booked at 80mins
9 Antonio Substituted for
Soucek at 84' minutes Booked at 90mins Substitutes 3 Cresswell
4 Zouma
7 Scamacca
12
Downes
24 Kehrer
28 Soucek
35 Randolph
41 Rice
47 Hegyi
59 Appiah-Forson
62 Potts
Silkeborg IF Formation 4-3-2-1 1 Larsen 3 Østrøm 20 Salquist 4 Felix 25 Klitten 8
Thórdarson 22 Gojani 21 Klynge 10 Tengstedt 27 Jørgensen 11 Helenius 1 Larsen
3
Østrøm
20 Salquist
4 Felix
25 Klitten Booked at 76mins
8 Thórdarson
22 Gojani
Substituted for Oggesen at 45' minutes
21 Klynge Substituted for Larsen at 69'
minutes
10 Tengstedt Substituted for Lind at 84' minutes
27 Jørgensen Substituted for
Kusk at 45' minutes
11 Helenius Substituted for Adamsen at 68' minutes Substitutes 6
Mattsson
7 Kusk
9 Lind
16 Hedvall
17 Larsen
18 Dahl
23 Adamsen
24 Oggesen
28 Calisir
29
Engel
30 Andrésen
40 Busch Referee: Jouni Hyytiä Attendance: 35,911 Match Stats Live
Text Post update Match ends, West Ham United 1, Silkeborg IF 0. Full Time Second Half
ends, West Ham United 1, Silkeborg IF 0. Post update Corner, West Ham United. Conceded
by Joel Felix. Booking Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a
bad foul. Post update Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United). Post update Andreas
Oggesen (Silkeborg IF) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Post update Foul by
Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United). Post update Mads Larsen (Silkeborg IF) wins a free
kick in the defensive half. Substitution Substitution, Silkeborg IF. Alexander Lind
replaces Søren Tengstedt. Substitution Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek
replaces Michail Antonio. Substitution Substitution, West Ham United. Declan Rice
replaces Conor Coventry. Post update Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham
United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emerson with a cross
following a corner. Post update Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joel Felix.
Booking Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Post update Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United). Post update Stefán Thórdarson
(Silkeborg IF) wins a free kick on the right wing. Substitution Substitution, West Ham
United. Thilo Kehrer replaces Nayef Aguerd. Booking Lukas Klitten (Silkeborg IF) is
shown the yellow card. Post update Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick
in the defensive half. Post update Foul by Lukas Klitten (Silkeborg IF). Page 1 of 5
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