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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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