West Ham United vs Olympiacos, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
· UEFA Europa LeagueWest 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
 OLY |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 55,811
UEFA Europa League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 8 | +13 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | +10 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 8 | +6 | 17 |
Line-Ups
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  |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
Olympiacos (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandros Paschalakis (GK) |
| 45 | Panagiotis Retsos |
| 25 | Jackson Porozo |
| 3 | Francisco Ortega |
| 23 | Rodinei |
| 15 | Sotiris Alexandropoulos |
| 4 | Mady Camara |
| 32 | Santiago Hezze |
| 22 | Stevan Jovetic |
| 7 | Kostas Fortounis |
| 56 | Daniel Podence |
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