West Ham vs Genk 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

West Ham United

45'+1': Craig Dawson
57': Issa Diop
58': Jarrod Bowen

FT
3 - 0

Racing Genk

West Ham ease to third successive Europa League win

West Ham United moved closer to the Europa League knockout stage with a 3-0 home win over Genk on Thursday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
45'+1': Goal! West Ham United 1, KRC Genk 0. Craig Dawson (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
45': Substitution, KRC Genk. Mujaid Sadick replaces Carlos Cuesta.
57': Goal! West Ham United 2, KRC Genk 0. Issa Diop (West Ham United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a set piece situation.
58': Goal! West Ham United 3, KRC Genk 0. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
67': Substitution, West Ham United. Mark Noble replaces Declan Rice.
67': Substitution, West Ham United. Ryan Fredericks replaces Aaron Cresswell.
73': Substitution, KRC Genk. Iké Ugbo replaces Paul Onuachu.
73': Substitution, KRC Genk. Mike Trésor replaces Théo Bongonda.
83': Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Jarrod Bowen.
83': Substitution, KRC Genk. Luca Oyen replaces Junya Ito.
83': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Nikola Vlasic.
83': Substitution, KRC Genk. Bastien Toma replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
89': Substitution, West Ham United. Daniel Chesters replaces Manuel Lanzini.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 45,980

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

GENK		WHU
9	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	2
36.9	Possession	63.1
10	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
322	Accurate Passes	602
389	Passes	679
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
8	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	21
0.4	Cross %	0.2
39	Long Balls	50
15	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	9
9	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
15	Interceptions	6
20	Effective Clearances	11
20	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
13	Alphonse Areola (GK)
23	Issa Diop
15	Craig Dawson
3	Aaron Cresswell
31	Ben Johnson
10	Manuel Lanzini
41	Declan Rice
28	Tomás Soucek
20	Jarrod Bowen
11	Nikola Vlasic
7	Andriy Yarmolenko

Substitutes:

Mark Noble, Arthur Masuaku, Darren Randolph, Pablo Fornals, Daniel Chesters, Kurt Zouma, Saïd Benrahma, Angelo Ogbonna, Ryan Fredericks, Lukasz Fabianski, Harrison Ashby.

Racing Genk (4-3-3)

No.	Name
26	Maarten Vandevoordt (GK)
33	Jhon Lucumí
46	Carlos Cuesta
5	Gerardo Arteaga
77	Ángelo Preciado
8	Bryan Heynen
42	Kristian Thorstvedt
17	Patrik Hrosovský
18	Paul Onuachu
10	Théo Bongonda
7	Junya Ito

Substitutes:

Tobe Leysen, András Németh, Bastien Toma, Luca Oyen, Vic Chambaere, Mike Trésor, Joseph Paintsil, Mark McKenzie, Jay-Dee Geusens, Mujaid Sadick, Ike Ugbo, Carel Eiting.

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