West Ham United 2-1 Anderlecht: Jarrod Bowen and Said Benrahma score as Hammers progress

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Jarrod Bowen has now scored five goals in 14 games this season

West Ham maintained their 100% Europa League record and secured a place in the knockout stages with victory over Anderlecht at the London Stadium.

First-half goals from Said Benrahma and Jarrod Bowen were enough to make it four wins from four in Group B despite Sebastiano Esposito’s late penalty.

David Moyes’ side still need a point from their last two games to confirm their direct passage to the last 16.

West Ham were too good for their visitors throughout, with Wolves loanee Fabio Silva barely making an impact at Anderlecht up front.

Benrahma’s well-taken free-kick gave the hosts the lead before England World Cup hopeful Bowen grabbed his third European goal of the campaign and sixth in the last two seasons, joining Johnny Byrne and David Cross as the club’s joint top scorer in Europe. competitions

The last 15 minutes witnessed unpleasant scenes as rival supporters threw seats at each other, prompting the police to intervene to keep them apart.

Benrahma makes an impact

Benrahma has been a frustrating performer for West Ham since his arrival from Brentford two years ago.

The Algerian is capable of moments of brilliance but, as Moyes has pointed out, too often his end product does not match the focus work.

His first goal in the 14th minute was magnificent. Aiming for his free-kick from a central position 20 yards out, he took it just wide. And although he was helped by Anderlecht’s wall breaking too early, he had the pace and accuracy to beat Hendrik van Crombrugge.

However, in the second half came one of those moments that Moyes finds so irritating. On the left, in plenty of space, Benrahma tried to find a team-mate but his cross was hit, forcing centre-back Ben Johnson to run and recover.

Until Benrahma loses that inconsistency in his game, it’s hard to see him earning a place in Moyes’ first-choice line-up on a regular basis.

Hammers injury concern

Aside from the simmering tension in the stands, West Ham’s negatives came on the injury front.

Angelo Ogbonna missed the last six months of last season after suffering a cruciate injury and worked hard all summer on his rehabilitation.

But the 34-year-old lasted just 22 minutes before saying he could not continue and was replaced by Craig Dawson.

The substitute then had to be substituted himself 15 minutes from time, shortly after a clash of heads with teammate Flynn Downes.

It wasn’t immediately clear why Dawson had left, but he headed straight for the locker room.

With new signing Nayef Aguerd still some way off a first-team return despite being in training after recovering from an ankle injury picked up in pre-season, it could mean the Hammers are short-handed in defence, already who face three Premier League games in a week. , which includes a trip to Liverpool.

Player of the match

Bowen Jarrod Bowen

West Ham United

  1. Team Number 20 Player Name Bowen

  2. Team Number 12 Player Name Downes

  3. Team Number 22 Player NameBenrahma

  4. Squad number 11 Player name Lucas Paquetá

  5. Team Number 15 Player Name Dawson

  6. Team number 13 Player name Areola

  7. Team Number 33 Player Name Emerson

  8. Team Number 7Player NameScamacca

  9. Team Number 3 Player Name Cresswell

  10. Team Number41 Player NameRice

  11. Template number8Player nameFornals

  12. Team number 5Player name Coufal

  13. Team number 21 Player name Ogbonna

  14. Team Number 10Player NameLanzini

  15. Team Number 28Player Name Soucek

  16. Team Number 2 Player NameJohnson

RSC Anderlecht

  1. Squad Number99 Player Name Fábio Silva

  2. Template number 62 Player name Murillo

  3. Team number 21 Player name Diawara

  4. Squad Number70Player NameEsposito

  5. Team Number 76 Player Name Stassin

  6. Team Number 7 Player Name Amuzu

  7. Team Number 61 Player Name Arnstad

  8. Team Number 5Player NameMoussa

  9. Team Number 10Player NameVerschaeren

  10. Team number 30 Player name Van Crombrugge

  11. Team Number 29Player NameStroeykens

  12. Team Number 3Player NameDelcroix

  13. Template number 56 Player name Debast

  14. Team number 14 Player name Vertonghen

  15. Team Number 4Player NameHoedt

  16. Team Number 27 Player Name Sadiki

alignments

West Ham

3-4-3 formation

13 Areola

2Johnson21Ogbonna3Cresswell

5Coufal10Lanzini12Downes33Emerson

20Bowen11Tolentino Coelho de Lima22Benrahma

  • 13 Areola
  • 2 JohnsonBooked at 88 minutes
  • 21Ogbonna Substituted for Dawsonat 22’minutes Substituted for Soucekat 75’minutes
  • 3Cresswell Replaced by Rice at 63 minutes
  • 5 Coufal
  • 10 What time
  • 12 downBooked at 59 minutes
  • 33 Emerson
  • 20Bowen Replaced by Scamacca in the 64th minute
  • 11Tolentino Coelho de LimaBooked at 36 minutesReplaced by Fornalsat 45′ minutes
  • 22 Benrahma

Substitutes

  • 7 Scam
  • 8 Furnaces
  • 15 Dawson
  • 28 Source
  • 32 Coventry
  • 35 Randolph
  • 41 Rice
  • 47 Hegyi
  • 59 Appiah-Forson
  • 62 You can
  • 68 Escarles

Anderlecht

Formation 3-5-2

30 Van Crombrugge

56 Debast3Delcroix5Moussa

62Murillo61Arnstad21Diawara10Verschaeren7Amuzu

99 Fábio Silva70 Esposito

  • 30 Van Crombrugge
  • 56 Debast
  • 3Delcroix Replaced by Hoedtat 79 minutes
  • 5 Moussa
  • 62 Murillo
  • 61 ArnstadBooked 9 minutes away
  • 21Diawara Replaced by Sadikiat in the 59th minute
  • 10Verschaeren Substituted for Vertonghenat in the 67th minute
  • 7Amuzu Replaced by Stroeykens in the 66th minute
  • 99 Fábio Silva Substituted for Stassinat in the 79th minute
  • 70 Esposito

Substitutes

  • 4 Chap
  • 9 Raman
  • 14 Vertonghen
  • 16 Bridge
  • 24 Abdulrazak
  • 26 Coosemans
  • 27 Sadiki
  • 29 Stroeykens
  • 46 Ait El Hajj
  • 54 Anchovies
  • 71 Leoni
  • 76 Stassin

Live text

  1. End of match, West Ham United 2, RSC Anderlecht 1.

  2. End of second half, West Ham United 2, RSC Anderlecht 1.

  3. Foul by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).

  4. Wesley Hoedt (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. failed attempt Attempt missed. Mario Stroeykens (RSC Anderlecht) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N’Diaye Moussa.

  6. Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Soucek.

  7. failed attempt Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

  8. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. Foul by Mario Stroeykens (RSC Anderlecht).

  10. Goal! West Ham United 2, RSC Anderlecht 1. Sebastiano Esposito (RSC Anderlecht) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right post.

  11. Ben Johnson (West Ham United) has been shown the yellow card for dangerous play.

  12. Penalty awarded to Ben Johnson (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.

  13. Penalty RSC Anderlecht. Sebastiano Esposito has suffered a foul in the area.

  14. failed attempt Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.

  15. Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. Foul by Wesley Hoedt (RSC Anderlecht).

  17. Flynn Downes (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  18. Foul by Lucas Stassin (RSC Anderlecht).

  19. Offside, RSC Anderlecht. Wesley Hoedt tries a through ball but Michael Murillo is in an offside position.

  20. Transfer to RSC Anderlecht. Lucas Stassin replaces Fábio Silva.

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