UEFA Europa League

West Ham United vs Rapid Vienna, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
West Ham United
  • 29': Declan Rice
  • 90'+4': Saïd Benrahma
FT
2 - 0
Rapid Vienna

    West Ham top Europa League group after another win

    West Ham United made it two wins out of two in the Europa League after a 2-0 home victory over Rapid Vienna.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Ercan Kara (Rapid Vienna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Ullmann.
    • 7': Hand ball by Dejan Petrovic (Rapid Vienna).
    • 7': Declan Rice (West Ham United) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Issa Diop (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 8': Offside, West Ham United. Ben Johnson tries a through ball, but Michail Antonio is caught offside.
    • 13': Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Kevin Wimmer (Rapid Vienna).
    • 14': Attempt saved. Taxiarchis Fountas (Rapid Vienna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christoph Knasmüllner.
    • 16': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
    • 17': Ercan Kara (Rapid Vienna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Ben Johnson (West Ham United).
    • 20': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Maximilian Ullmann.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Arase (Rapid Vienna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Knasmüllner.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Dejan Petrovic (Rapid Vienna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Knasmüllner.
    • 23': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
    • 23': Leo Greiml (Rapid Vienna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Leo Greiml (Rapid Vienna).
    • 25': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
    • 27': Craig Dawson (West Ham United) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Foul by Srdjan Grahovac (Rapid Vienna).
    • 28': Nikola Vlasic (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Goal! West Ham United 1, Rapid Vienna 0. Declan Rice (West Ham United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michail Antonio with a headed pass.
    • 33': Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Foul by Maximilian Ullmann (Rapid Vienna).
    • 34': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
    • 35': Emanuel Aiwu (Rapid Vienna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Kelvin Arase (Rapid Vienna) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Ullmann with a cross.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Dejan Petrovic (Rapid Vienna) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 39': Offside, West Ham United. Ben Johnson tries a through ball, but Andriy Yarmolenko is caught offside.
    • 40': Craig Dawson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Ercan Kara (Rapid Vienna).
    • 41': Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Kevin Wimmer (Rapid Vienna).
    • 42': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (West Ham United) with an attempt from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Ullmann (Rapid Vienna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 44': Foul by Srdjan Grahovac (Rapid Vienna).
    • 44': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Srdjan Grahovac (Rapid Vienna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Christoph Knasmüllner (Rapid Vienna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Ham United 1, Rapid Vienna 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 1, Rapid Vienna 0.
    • 46': Craig Dawson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Taxiarchis Fountas (Rapid Vienna).
    • 46': Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Foul by Kevin Wimmer (Rapid Vienna).
    • 47': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
    • 49': Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United).
    • 49': Kevin Wimmer (Rapid Vienna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Leo Greiml (Rapid Vienna).
    • 57': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Leo Greiml (Rapid Vienna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Noble with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Johnson with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Mark Noble (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
    • 62': Substitution, Rapid Vienna. Marco Grüll replaces Ercan Kara.
    • 62': Substitution, Rapid Vienna. Koya Kitagawa replaces Taxiarchis Fountas.
    • 62': Substitution, Rapid Vienna. Filip Stojkovic replaces Leo Greiml.
    • 62': Substitution, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen replaces Michail Antonio.
    • 62': Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Nikola Vlasic.
    • 62': Substitution, West Ham United. Tomas Soucek replaces Mark Noble.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Arase (Rapid Vienna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Koya Kitagawa.
    • 67': Emanuel Aiwu (Rapid Vienna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United).
    • 70': Filip Stojkovic (Rapid Vienna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
    • 72': VAR Decision: No Penalty Rapid Vienna.
    • 74': Substitution, Rapid Vienna. Jonas Antonius Auer replaces Maximilian Ullmann.
    • 74': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
    • 74': Kelvin Arase (Rapid Vienna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Issa Diop (West Ham United).
    • 75': Marco Grüll (Rapid Vienna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Issa Diop (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Andriy Yarmolenko.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 81': Substitution, Rapid Vienna. Robert Ljubicic replaces Dejan Petrovic.
    • 89': Corner, Rapid Vienna. Conceded by Tomas Soucek.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Robert Ljubicic (Rapid Vienna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Stojkovic.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Kevin Wimmer (Rapid Vienna).
    • 90'+2': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
    • 90'+3': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Paul Gartler.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
    • 90'+4': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
    • 90'+4': Goal! West Ham United 2, Rapid Vienna 0. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Rapid Vienna 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 2, Rapid Vienna 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/519.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originVIE WHUhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/371.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    12 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 8
    2 Saves 1
    52.2 Possession 47.8
    10 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    420 Accurate Passes 380
    518 Passes 464
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    8 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 62
    27 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 1
    15 Effective Tackles 12
    27 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 9
    12 Effective Clearances 11
    12 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: London Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 50,004

    Line-Ups

    WHU West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Alphonse Areola (GK)
    23 Issa Diop Yellow Card
    15 Craig Dawson
    3 Aaron Cresswell
    31 Ben Johnson
    11 Nikola Vlasic
    41 Declan Rice
    16 Mark Noble
    9 Michail Antonio
    22 Saïd Benrahma
    7 Andriy Yarmolenko
    West Ham United Substitutes:
    Pablo Fornals, Lukasz Fabianski, Tomás Soucek, Jamal Baptiste, Ajibola Alese, Jarrod Bowen, Alex Král, Manuel Lanzini, Angelo Ogbonna, Kurt Zouma, Darren Randolph, Arthur Masuaku.

    VIE Rapid Vienna (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 Paul Gartler (GK)
    6 Kevin Wimmer
    30 Leo Greiml Yellow Card
    31 Maximilian Ullmann
    4 Emanuel Aiwu
    8 Christoph Knasmüllner
    14 Srdjan Grahovac Yellow Card
    16 Dejan Petrovic
    29 Ercan Kara
    9 Taxiarchis Fountas
    36 Kevin Arase
    Rapid Vienna Substitutes:
    Maximilian Hofmann, Niklas Hedl, Thorsten Schick, Jonas Auer, Thierno Ballo, Filip Stojkovic, Robert Ljubicic, Marco Grüll, Bernhard Unger, Koya Kitagawa.

    UEFA Europa League News

    Nicol: Max Dowman is just not normal!
    Nicol: Max Dowman is just not normal!

    Steve Nicol reacts to Max Dowman becoming the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history.

    The Premier League's dismal week in Europe: Nine teams, one win as boos ring out
    The Premier League's dismal week in Europe: Nine teams, one win as boos ring out

    As boos rang out at Palace and Forest, a dismal week for Premier League sides in Europe came to a close.

    Late Midtjylland winner sinks Nottingham Forest in UEL first leg
    Late Midtjylland winner sinks Nottingham Forest in UEL first leg

    Nottingham Forest suffered another Europa League defeat to Midtjylland after Cho Gue-sung's late header earned the Danish side a 1-0 win at the City Ground in the last-16 first leg.

    Aston Villa edge Lille to take Europa League first-leg lead
    Aston Villa edge Lille to take Europa League first-leg lead

    Ollie Watkins ended his goal drought as Aston Villa battled to a 1-0 away win at Lille in the first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie.

    Aston Villa get Europa League boost with John McGinn return
    Aston Villa get Europa League boost with John McGinn return

    Aston Villa's UEFA Europa League hopes have been boosted by the return to contention of captain John McGinn for Thursday's last-16 tie in Lille.