West Ham took a big step towards the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League with a comfortable first-leg victory at AEK Larnaca.
Michail Antonio scored two first-half goals for David Moyes’ side, who have now won all nine of their matches in the competition this term.
It was no more than the Hammers deserved with Antonio almost adding a third after the break when he drove a low effort against the right-hand post.
The Cypriot hosts caused the visitors some early problems but West Ham grew in confidence and took the lead when unmarked Antonio expertly headed Said Benrahma’s left-wing delivery into the right corner.
With the Premier League side searching for a second, Pablo Fornals drove wide of the left post moments before Antonio doubled the lead when he collected a pass on the edge of the area and superbly curled an effort around his marker into the top-right corner.
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AEK Larnaca
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player namePiric
Average rating4.80
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Squad number5Player nameCasas
Average rating5.11
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Squad number15Player nameMilicevic
Average rating5.35
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Squad number4Player nameTomovic
Average rating5.27
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Squad number21Player nameEnglezou
Average rating5.20
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Squad number66Player nameMamas
Average rating5.38
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Squad number7Player nameGus Ledes
Average rating5.33
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Squad number16Player nameRosales
Average rating5.23
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Squad number6Player nameSanjurjo
Average rating5.36
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Squad number44Player nameJakolis
Average rating5.27
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Squad number12Player nameRafael Lopes
Average rating5.44
Substitutes
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Squad number10Player nameTrickovski
Average rating5.36
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Squad number11Player nameFaraj
Average rating5.27
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Squad number24Player nameChristoforou
Average rating5.18
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Squad number51Player nameAltman
Average rating5.24
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Squad number99Player nameNikolic
Average rating5.58
West Ham United
Starting XI
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Squad number13Player nameAréola
Average rating7.29
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Squad number24Player nameKehrer
Average rating6.85
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Squad number4Player nameZouma
Average rating5.81
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Squad number27Player nameAguerd
Average rating7.34
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Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Average rating6.76
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Squad number12Player nameDownes
Average rating7.17
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Squad number41Player nameRice
Average rating7.45
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Squad number8Player nameFornals
Average rating7.23
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Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Average rating7.22
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Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Average rating7.64
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Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Average rating7.95
Substitutes
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Squad number7Player nameScamacca
Average rating6.90
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Squad number11Player nameLucas Paquetá
Average rating6.41
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Squad number14Player nameCornet
Average rating7.12
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
Average rating7.18
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Average rating7.25
Line-ups
AEK Larnaca
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Piric
- 5CasasSubstituted forFarajat 59′minutes
- 15Milicevic
- 4Tomovic
- 21Englezou
- 66MamasSubstituted forAltmanat 59′minutes
- 7Ledes Evangelista dos Santos
- 16RosalesSubstituted forChristoforouat 88′minutes
- 6Sanjurjo
- 44JakolisSubstituted forTrickovskiat 77′minutes
- 12Guimarães LopesSubstituted forNikolicat 58′minutes
Substitutes
- 3González
- 10Trickovski
- 11Faraj
- 24Christoforou
- 29Naoum
- 30Andreou
- 38Toumpas
- 40Stylianidis
- 51Altman
- 99Nikolic
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Aréola
- 24KehrerBooked at 87mins
- 4Zouma
- 27Aguerd
- 3Cresswell
- 12DownesBooked at 68mins
- 41RiceSubstituted forSoucekat 60′minutes
- 8FornalsSubstituted forCornetat 83′minutes
- 10LanziniSubstituted forLucas Paquetáat 77′minutes
- 22BenrahmaSubstituted forBowenat 60′minutes
- 9AntonioSubstituted forScamaccaat 60′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Johnson
- 7Scamacca
- 11Lucas Paquetá
- 14Cornet
- 18Ings
- 20Bowen
- 21Ogbonna
- 28Soucek
- 33Emerson
- 47Hegyi
- 49Anang
- Referee:
- Espen Eskås
Match Stats
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Match ends, AEK Larnaka 0, West Ham United 2.