Europa Conference League: West Ham United steals a 2-1 win against Anderlecht 2-1
LONDON. West Ham United beat Anderlecht to win 2-1. A penalty from S. Esposito was decisive in the 88min.
LONDON. West Ham United topped Anderlecht to win 2-1. A penalty from S. Esposito was decisive in the 88min. It was West Ham United to strike first with a goal of S. Benrahma at the 14′. Then J. Bowen scored again for West Ham United in the 30′ minute with a goal. Eventually, S. Esposito reduced the distance for Anderlecht with a penalty. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Willy Delajod with the assistance of Erwan Finjean and Philippe Jeanne. The 4th official was Thomas Léonard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.7 degrees Celsius or 52.97 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. West Ham United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Anderlecht was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, West Ham United found a way to find the solution to win this match.
West Ham United shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Anderlecht shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
West Ham United received 3 yellow cards (L. Paqueta, F. Downes and B. Johnson). On the other side, Anderlecht received 1 yellow card (K. Arnstad).
Match Events
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9'9'
K. Arnstad
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14'14'
S. Benrahma
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22'22'
C. Dawson
A. Ogbonna
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30'30'
J. Bowen
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36'36'
L. Paqueta
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46'46'
P. Fornals
L. Paqueta
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59'59'
N. Sadiki
A. Diawara
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59'59'
F. Downes
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63'63'
D. Rice
A. Cresswell
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64'64'
G. Scamacca
J. Bowen
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66'66'
M. Stroeykens
F. Amuzu
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67'67'
J. Vertonghen
Y. Verschaeren
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75'75'
T. Soucek
C. Dawson
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79'79'
L. Stassin
Fábio Silva
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79'79'
W. Hoedt
H. Delcroix
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88'88'
B. Johnson
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89'89'
S. Esposito (Penalty)
Next match
In the upcoming Europa Conference League match, West Ham United will host Silkeborg on the 27th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of West Ham United (0 draws).
Anderlecht will host FCSB on the 27th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
West Ham United: Formation and Lineups
West Ham United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager David Moyes chose to play with the following team: Alphonse Aréola , Angelo Ogbonna , Ben Johnson , Aaron Cresswell , Vladimír Coufal , Manuel Lanzini , Flynn Downes , Emerson Palmieri , Jarrod Bowen , Lucas Paquetá and Saïd Benrahma .
Substitutes
West Ham United made 5 changes: A. Ogbonna for C. Dawson (22′), L. Paqueta for P. Fornals (46′), A. Cresswell for D. Rice (63′), J. Bowen for G. Scamacca (64′) and C. Dawson for T. Soucek (75′).
Top player: Saïd Benrahma
The player who no doubt impressed West Ham United the most was Saïd Benrahma.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Anderlecht: Formation and Lineups
Anderlecht started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Felice Mazzù played with: Hendrik Van Crombrugge , Zeno Debast , Hannes Delcroix , Moussa N’Diaye , Michael Murillo , Kristian Arnstad , Amadou Diawara , Yari Verschaeren , Francis Amuzu , Fábio Silva and Sebastiano Esposito .
Substitutes
Anderlecht made 5 changes: A. Diawara for N. Sadiki (59′), F. Amuzu for M. Stroeykens (66′), Y. Verschaeren for J. Vertonghen (67′), H. Delcroix for W. Hoedt (79′) and F. Silva for L. Stassin (80′).
Top player: Sebastiano Esposito
Probably the most impressive player in Anderlecht was Sebastiano Esposito.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League
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