UEFA Europa League

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

  • 45'+1': Craig Dawson
  • 57': Issa Diop
  • 58': Jarrod Bowen
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3 - 0

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
+4 Bayer Leverkusen 1 3 0
+1 FK Qarabag 1 3 0
-1 Molde 1 0 1
-4 BK Hacken 1 0 1
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Statistics

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

Line-Ups

WHU 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

GENK Racing Genk (4-3-3)

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

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