West Ham United vs Anderlecht, 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
West Ham United
  • 14': Saïd Benrahma
  • 30': Jarrod Bowen
FT
2 - 1
Anderlecht
  • 89': Sebastiano Esposito (P)

Anderlecht apologise for fans' behaviour in West Ham defeat

Anderlecht have issued an apology after their fans lit flares and threw seats at West Ham United supporters during their 2-1 Europa Conference Leagu

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
  • 2': Sebastiano Esposito (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.
  • 8': Foul by Kristian Arnstad (RSC Anderlecht).
  • 8': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Kristian Arnstad (RSC Anderlecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 11': Flynn Downes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Kristian Arnstad (RSC Anderlecht).
  • 12': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
  • 12': Hannes Delcroix (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Amadou Diawara (RSC Anderlecht).
  • 13': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Goal! West Ham United 1, RSC Anderlecht 0. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 16': Hand ball by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Fábio Silva (RSC Anderlecht) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Murillo.
  • 17': Foul by Amadou Diawara (RSC Anderlecht).
  • 17': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Offside, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma tries a through ball, but Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
  • 22': Substitution, West Ham United. Craig Dawson replaces Angelo Ogbonna because of an injury.
  • 23': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Michael Murillo.
  • 25': Foul by Francis Amuzu (RSC Anderlecht).
  • 25': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
  • 26': N'Diaye Moussa (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.
  • 29': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
  • 29': Fábio Silva (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Goal! West Ham United 2, RSC Anderlecht 0. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Emerson.
  • 32': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
  • 32': Francis Amuzu (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Yari Verschaeren (RSC Anderlecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Francis Amuzu with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Yari Verschaeren (RSC Anderlecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by N'Diaye Moussa.
  • 36': Amadou Diawara (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
  • 36': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Foul by Amadou Diawara (RSC Anderlecht).
  • 38': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (RSC Anderlecht) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fábio Silva.
  • 40': Corner, RSC Anderlecht. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Hannes Delcroix (RSC Anderlecht) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yari Verschaeren with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Kristian Arnstad (RSC Anderlecht) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 42': Corner, RSC Anderlecht. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Fábio Silva (RSC Anderlecht) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yari Verschaeren.
  • 45'+1': Amadou Diawara (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Flynn Downes (West Ham United).
  • 45'+2': Foul by Francis Amuzu (RSC Anderlecht).
  • 45'+2': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Ham United 2, RSC Anderlecht 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 2, RSC Anderlecht 0.
  • 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Lucas Paquetá.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Emerson (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Hannes Delcroix.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Emerson (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
  • 52': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 52': Foul by Craig Dawson (West Ham United).
  • 52': Kristian Arnstad (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
  • 53': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by N'Diaye Moussa.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
  • 56': Ben Johnson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Fábio Silva (RSC Anderlecht).
  • 59': Foul by Flynn Downes (West Ham United).
  • 59': Sebastiano Esposito (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Flynn Downes (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, RSC Anderlecht. Noah Sadiki replaces Amadou Diawara.
  • 60': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Francis Amuzu.
  • 63': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
  • 63': Michael Murillo (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, West Ham United. Declan Rice replaces Aaron Cresswell.
  • 64': Substitution, West Ham United. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Jarrod Bowen.
  • 65': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
  • 65': Fábio Silva (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, RSC Anderlecht. Mario Stroeykens replaces Francis Amuzu.
  • 67': Substitution, RSC Anderlecht. Jan Vertonghen replaces Yari Verschaeren.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
  • 73': Offside, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals tries a through ball, but Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (RSC Anderlecht) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Murillo with a cross.
  • 75': Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek replaces Craig Dawson because of an injury.
  • 75': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United).
  • 75': Jan Vertonghen (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, RSC Anderlecht. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Pablo Fornals with a cross.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (RSC Anderlecht) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristian Arnstad.
  • 79': Substitution, RSC Anderlecht. Wesley Hoedt replaces Hannes Delcroix.
  • 79': Substitution, RSC Anderlecht. Lucas Stassin replaces Fábio Silva.
  • 80': Offside, RSC Anderlecht. Wesley Hoedt tries a through ball, but Michael Murillo is caught offside.
  • 82': Flynn Downes (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Lucas Stassin (RSC Anderlecht).
  • 84': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (RSC Anderlecht).
  • 84': Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
  • 88': Penalty RSC Anderlecht. Sebastiano Esposito draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': Penalty conceded by Ben Johnson (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': Ben Johnson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Goal! West Ham United 2, RSC Anderlecht 1. Sebastiano Esposito (RSC Anderlecht) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90': Foul by Mario Stroeykens (RSC Anderlecht).
  • 90': Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Soucek.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mario Stroeykens (RSC Anderlecht) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by N'Diaye Moussa.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
  • 90'+6': Wesley Hoedt (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, RSC Anderlecht 1.
  • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 2, RSC Anderlecht 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
41.4 Possession 58.6
11 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
339 Accurate Passes 514
411 Passes 598
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.5
52 Long Balls 42
25 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 8
13 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
21 Interceptions 17
16 Effective Clearances 7
16 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,767

Line-Ups

WHU West Ham United (3-4-3)

No. Name
13 Alphonse Areola (GK)
21 Angelo Ogbonna
3 Aaron Cresswell
2 Ben Johnson Yellow Card
12 Flynn Downes Yellow Card
10 Manuel Lanzini
33 Emerson
5 Vladimír Coufal
11 Lucas Paquetá Yellow Card
22 Saïd Benrahma
20 Jarrod Bowen
West Ham United Substitutes:
Conor Coventry, Tomás Soucek, Gianluca Scamacca, Keenan Appiah-Forson, Pablo Fornals, Declan Rice, Freddie Potts, Kristjan Hegyi, Darren Randolph, Oliver Scarles, Craig Dawson.

AND Anderlecht (3-5-2)

No. Name
30 Hendrik van Crombrugge (GK)
3 Hannes Delcroix
5 N'Diaye Moussa
56 Zeno Debast
10 Yari Verschaeren
61 Kristian Malt Arnstad Yellow Card
21 Amadou Diawara
7 Francis Amuzu
62 Michael Murillo
70 Sebastiano Esposito
99 Fábio Silva
Anderlecht Substitutes:
Colin Coosemans, Abdulrazaq Ishaq, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Benito Raman, Jan Vertonghen, Mario Stroeykens, Bart Verbruggen, Theo Leoni, Lucas Stassin, Noah Sadiki, Wesley Hoedt, Killian Sardella.

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