By Neil JohnstonBBC Sport
Last updated connected 9 minutes ago.From the conception European Football
West Ham sealed a spot successful the past 16 of the Europa Conference League aft defeating Silkeborg to support their 100% winning grounds successful Europe this season.
Manuel Lanzini's penalty, aft Michail Antonio had been brought down by keeper Nicolai Larsen, ensured the Hammers qualified with 1 crippled to spare.
Last season's Europa League semi-finalists dominated with Algeria winger Said Benrahma and Spain midfielder Pablo Fornals some going adjacent to extending the pb against the Danish visitors.
West Ham keeper Alphonse Areola was forced into a good prevention to support retired Soren Tengstedt successful the 2nd half.
With 1 circular of games to go, David Moyes' broadside cannot beryllium caught astatine the apical of Group B.
They person 15 points from 5 games, 9 much than second-placed Silkeborg.
West Ham's last radical crippled is distant to FCSB, who are bottommost of the radical connected 2 points, successful Romania connected 3 November (20:00 GMT). At the aforesaid time, Silkeborg entertain third-placed Anderlecht, who person 5 points.
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West Ham United
Squad number13Player nameAreola
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number2Player nameJohnson
Squad number27Player nameAguerd
Squad number21Player nameOgbonna
Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number32Player nameCoventry
Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Squad number7Player nameScamacca
Squad number12Player nameDownes
Squad number24Player nameKehrer
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number41Player nameRice
Silkeborg IF
Squad number1Player nameLarsen
Squad number3Player nameØstrøm
Squad number20Player nameSalquist
Squad number4Player nameFelix
Squad number25Player nameKlitten
Squad number8Player nameThórdarson
Squad number22Player nameGojani
Squad number21Player nameKlynge
Squad number10Player nameTengstedt
Squad number27Player nameJørgensen
Squad number11Player nameHelenius
Squad number7Player nameKusk
Squad number9Player nameLind
Squad number17Player nameLarsen
Squad number23Player nameAdamsen
Squad number24Player nameOggesen
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 5-3-2
- 13Areola
- 5Coufal
- 2Johnson
- 27AguerdSubstituted forKehrerat 76'minutes
- 21Ogbonna
- 33Emerson
- 8FornalsSubstituted forDownesat 68'minutes
- 32CoventryBooked astatine 38minsSubstituted forRiceat 83'minutes
- 10Lanzini
- 22BenrahmaSubstituted forScamaccaat 68'minutesBooked astatine 80mins
- 9AntonioSubstituted forSoucekat 84'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
Substitutes
- 3Cresswell
- 4Zouma
- 7Scamacca
- 12Downes
- 24Kehrer
- 28Soucek
- 35Randolph
- 41Rice
- 47Hegyi
- 59Appiah-Forson
- 62Potts
Silkeborg IF
Formation 4-3-2-1
- 1Larsen
- 3Østrøm
- 20Salquist
- 4Felix
- 25KlittenBooked astatine 76mins
- 8Thórdarson
- 22GojaniSubstituted forOggesenat 45'minutes
- 21KlyngeSubstituted forLarsenat 69'minutes
- 10TengstedtSubstituted forLindat 84'minutes
- 27JørgensenSubstituted forKuskat 45'minutes
- 11HeleniusSubstituted forAdamsenat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Mattsson
- 7Kusk
- 9Lind
- 16Hedvall
- 17Larsen
- 18Dahl
- 23Adamsen
- 24Oggesen
- 28Calisir
- 29Engel
- 30Andrésen
- 40Busch
Live Text
Match ends, West Ham United 1, Silkeborg IF 0.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Silkeborg IF 0.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joel Felix.
Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
Andreas Oggesen (Silkeborg IF) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
Mads Larsen (Silkeborg IF) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Silkeborg IF. Alexander Lind replaces Søren Tengstedt.
Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek replaces Michail Antonio.
Substitution, West Ham United. Declan Rice replaces Conor Coventry.
Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) header from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Emerson with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joel Felix.
Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United).
Stefán Thórdarson (Silkeborg IF) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Substitution, West Ham United. Thilo Kehrer replaces Nayef Aguerd.
Lukas Klitten (Silkeborg IF) is shown the yellowish card.
Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Lukas Klitten (Silkeborg IF).
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