Lyon vs West Ham

Get a report of the Lyon vs. West Ham United 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals football match.

GOOOOOAAAALLL! Bowen scores the third. That surely settles it, a quite stunning scoreline. What a pass from Lanzini in the build-up to the goal, a reverse ...

The world is waiting and watching, and that can only be good news for a club of West Ham’s increasingly lofty ambitions. The task is a tough one, though, and it has been made more difficult by an injury to key defender Kurt Zouma. With Cresswell and Zouma both missing, West Ham’s defence will be far less formidable — on paper at least — than it was last week. West Ham can tell these prospective players that they are ready to compete with European heavyweights and battle towards the top of the Premier League table, and they can point to the power of their stadium, which will hold 62,500 fans next season. It deflected off the defender and looked to be looping in, but it span wide for a corner. West Ham holding a fairly high line, with two tight lines of four across the middle of the pitch. If West Ham are to overcome Lyon, who could only draw 1-1 in London despite Aaron Cresswell’s red card, then a possible semi-final with Barcelona awaits for Moyes and his players. Declan Rice concedes a foul, but it comes from West Ham pushing up the pitch and trying to press. West Ham missing left-back Aaron Cresswell and Kurt Zouma this evening which will be a big miss for them. What a positive start to the second half from West Ham as Antonio flashes a shot across goal. West Ham fans have a banner reading "Ballon Dawson" and that is why! Imperative that West Ham manage this game through to half time, but they were threatening a second from a free-kick. Lyon having some possession and the ball almost runs for Aouar in the box before Areola claims a cross.

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45+1 mins: Two huge goals for West Ham in the first half have given them a firm grip of this quarter-final. 51 mins: Pablo Fornals swings a corner into the middle of the box for West Ham but Pollersbeck comes out to claim it this time. He lays it off to Manuel Lanzini who plays a first time pass through the lines to send Jarrod Bowen sprinting into the box on the counter. 58 mins: Declan Rice wins West Ham a throw in high up the pitch that Vladimir Coufal chucks into the box. Follow live updates from Lyon vs West Ham in the Europa League, below, following the conclusion of PSV vs Leicester: Follow live updates as West Ham look to keep their European run alive in Lyon in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final.

Lyon is set to take on West Ham United on Thursday in a UEFA Europa League match. This is the second leg of the quarterfinal meeting between these two teams ...

Lyon 1-1 Porto (Mar 17) West Ham is already in the midst of its most successful Europa League campaign, as it has never made it this far. Lyon is set to take on West Ham United on Thursday in a UEFA Europa League match.

Minute-by-minute report: The Hammers dismantled Lyon on their own patch to book their first European semi-final since 1976. Scott Murray was watching.

41 min: Dawson takes an accidental whack in the chops from Ekambi. It’s a free kick to West Ham nonetheless, out on the right. The ball breaks to Rice, in a pocket of space. Soucek, to the left of the six-yard box, heads across the face of goal. In the other half of the draw, Rangers are 2-0 up on the night, 2-1 on aggregate, against a Braga side down to ten men. 52 min: Rice goes sashaying down the left and wins a corner. They’ve got one foot in the semi-finals ... though of course there’s still a long way to go. 67 min: Antonio wins a corner down the left. 76 min: A corner for Lyon on the left. His first touch takes him a little bit wide, so he pulls back for Antonio. The ball’s blocked, and pings back in his direction. He comes a cropper when pedalling into the imperious Dawson and fails to connect. 71 min: Dawson goes down, having taken a ball flush in the coupon. Antonio strides down the right, eating up the yards, eating up the time.

The Hammers hold a 4-1 aggregate advantage in the UEFA Europa League quarter-final after an hour at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon started the game at real pace ...

West Ham United reached their first major European semi-final in 46 years with a stunning 3-0 UEFA Europa League quarter-final second-leg win over Olympique Lyonnais in France, completing a sensational 4-1 aggregate victory. David Moyes’ team all but silenced a raucous Parc Olympique Lyonnais with a combination of resilience, set-piece excellence, good fortune and sheer hard work to win through to face Eintracht Frankfurt – conquerors of Barcelona – on the 46th anniversary of their famous European Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-final victory over the German side. After holding their opponents heroically in the first leg at London Stadium, despite playing the second half with ten men, the Irons produced another immense performance to knock out the seven-times Ligue 1 champions.

Foul by Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon). 90'+2' free_kick_won icon. Craig Dawson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

It could be a Hollywood ending for Mark Noble, with one of his final games potentially being the Europa League final in Seville on May 18. Three minutes after the break, West Ham added their third and secured their place in the Europa League's final four. Then there was the simple things - West Ham simply wanted it more. The hosts' evening was summed up late on as Bradley Barcola lashed an effort well wide of the target after a succession of corners. Ben Johnson's left-wing cross was cleared into his path, with the midfielder having plenty of time to control the ball before striking from the top of the area. An unmarked Craig Dawson (38) nodded West Ham ahead, sending Pablo Fornals' corner through a slither of space at the near post.

West Ham marched on into the Europa League semi-finals after a fantastic 3-0 last-eight second-leg win away at Lyon, giving them a 4-1 aggregate victory.

West Ham have the biggest match of their season when they travel to face Lyon in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final.The Irons manage.

Lyon 0 West Ham 3 (1-4) Lyon 0 West Ham 3 (1-4) Lyon 0 West Ham 3 (1-4) Lyon 0 West Ham 3 (1-4) Lyon 0 West Ham 3 (1-4) Lyon 0 West Ham 3 (1-4) We put in a performance and now West Ham are in the semis. Lyon 0 West Ham 3 (1-4) We want to reach the final.” “If you can't get up for these games you shouldn't be playing. You're thinking about it still being 0-0 as you need to go out and give another string performance. For all the fans, it is such a great night.

A victory for West Ham at Lyon today will secure the Hammers a historic trip to the Europa League semi-finals.

West Ham continue their Europa League journey as David Moyes' side head to France to face Ligue 1 side Lyon in a crunch quarter-final return leg.

Dawson, Rice and Bowen helped West Ham reach their first European semi-final for 46 years.

Get a report of the Lyon vs. West Ham United 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals football match.

"We played well in London and we started well today with some great chances. We want to reach the final, and will give it everything." We knew it was a tough place to come, we knew they had top individual quality.