UEFA Europa League

West Ham United vs Olympiacos, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

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West Ham United
  • 73': Lucas Paquetá
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Olympiacos

    West Ham secure late win over Olympiakos

    West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta scored a late goal to earn his side a 1-0 home win over Olympiakos Piraeus as they retained top spot in Europa League Group A, while Olympique de Marseille won 2-0 at AEK Athens to remain first in Group B on Thursday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 5': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Emerson.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Sotiris Alexandropoulos (Olympiakos) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Fortounis with a cross.
    • 6': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
    • 10': Offside, Olympiakos. Rodinei tries a through ball, but Konstantinos Fortounis is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
    • 13': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Alexandros Paschalakis.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
    • 17': Foul by Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United).
    • 17': Stevan Jovetic (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
    • 19': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
    • 19': Sotiris Alexandropoulos (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Foul by Mady Camara (Olympiakos).
    • 20': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Francisco Ortega.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
    • 26': Stevan Jovetic (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
    • 32': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Alexandros Paschalakis.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
    • 33': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jackson Porozo.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
    • 34': Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Daniel Podence (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Francisco Ortega with a cross.
    • 37': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Daniel Podence (Olympiakos).
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Jackson Porozo (Olympiakos).
    • 38': Daniel Podence (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Hand ball by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
    • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Sotiris Alexandropoulos (Olympiakos).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Rodinei (Olympiakos).
    • 45'+2': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, Olympiakos 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, Olympiakos 0.
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Sotiris Alexandropoulos (Olympiakos).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Santiago Hezze.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Mady Camara (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Hezze.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Sotiris Alexandropoulos (Olympiakos) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Rodinei.
    • 55': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
    • 56': Substitution, Olympiakos. Ayoub El Kaabi replaces Stevan Jovetic.
    • 60': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
    • 60': Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 68': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Francisco Ortega.
    • 70': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
    • 70': Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 73': Goal! West Ham United 1, Olympiakos 0. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 75': VAR Decision: Goal West Ham United 1-0 Olympiakos (Lucas Paquetá).
    • 76': Substitution, Olympiakos. Gustavo Scarpa replaces Sotiris Alexandropoulos.
    • 76': Substitution, Olympiakos. Giorgos Masouras replaces Daniel Podence.
    • 80': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Francisco Ortega.
    • 80': Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek replaces Edson Álvarez.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
    • 82': Offside, Olympiakos. Mady Camara tries a through ball, but Giorgos Masouras is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Jackson Porozo (Olympiakos).
    • 83': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Jackson Porozo (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Saïd Benrahma.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 85': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Jackson Porozo (Olympiakos) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Fortounis with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Mady Camara (Olympiakos) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jackson Porozo following a corner.
    • 87': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
    • 87': Mady Camara (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Rodinei (Olympiakos) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Scarpa.
    • 89': Offside, Olympiakos. Francisco Ortega tries a through ball, but Konstantinos Fortounis is caught offside.
    • 89': Substitution, West Ham United. Divin Mubama replaces Mohammed Kudus.
    • 90': Substitution, Olympiakos. Pep Biel replaces Santiago Hezze.
    • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
    • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
    • 90'+1': Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Mady Camara (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Olympiakos 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 1, Olympiakos 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 9
    4 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 0
    44.1 Possession 55.9
    9 SHOTS 14
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    285 Accurate Passes 392
    386 Passes 486
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 7
    15 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    72 Long Balls 43
    20 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 12
    18 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    15 Interceptions 5
    18 Effective Clearances 12
    18 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: London Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 55,811

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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
    27 Nayef Aguerd
    15 Konstantinos Mavropanos
    33 Emerson
    5 Vladimír Coufal
    10 Lucas Paquetá
    7 James Ward-Prowse
    19 Edson Álvarez Yellow Card
    20 Jarrod Bowen Yellow Card
    22 Saïd Benrahma
    14 Mohammed Kudus Yellow Card
    West Ham United Substitutes:
    Maxwel Cornet, Danny Ings, Angelo Ogbonna, Michail Antonio, Alphonse Areola, Joseph Anang, Ben Johnson, Tomás Soucek, Pablo Fornals, Aaron Cresswell, Divin Mubama, Thilo Kehrer.

    OLY Olympiacos (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alexandros Paschalakis (GK)
    45 Panagiotis Retsos
    25 Jackson Porozo Yellow Card
    3 Francisco Ortega
    23 Rodinei
    15 Sotiris Alexandropoulos
    4 Mady Camara Yellow Card
    32 Santiago Hezze
    22 Stevan Jovetic
    7 Kostas Fortounis Yellow Card
    56 Daniel Podence Yellow Card
    Olympiacos Substitutes:
    Ola Solbakken, Andreas Ntoi, Vicente Iborra, Quini, Ayoub El Kaabi, Youssef El Arabi, Pep Biel, Georgios Masouras, Gustavo Scarpa, Athanasios-Theologos Papadoudis, Konstantinos Tzolakis, João Carvalho.

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