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
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Statistics

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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

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 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

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