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"We must be inspired by what we’ve done in the Europa League in the league. Moyes added: "Lyon are a side we’ve got respect for. In the first game we want to try and play but also be mindful there’s another game to come after." 6 mins: Lyon are having the better start. Follow for live coverage as West Ham look to continue their European run as they host Lyon in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. The return of Jarrod Bowen is a boost for the Hammers, with the forward scoring against Everton after having missed the Sevilla tie due to injury.

All the details for the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final clash between West Ham and Lyon, which takes place in London.

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West Ham face one of the biggest matches in their history as they host Lyon for the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie.The Hammers ext.

What Ndombele are we going to see tonight? David Moyes wanted a good atmosphere and he has got exactly what he asked for. West Ham 0 Lyon 0 West Ham 0 Lyon 0 Paquetta is played in down the left and whips in a cross that finds Dembele about six-yards-out. West Ham 0 Lyon 0

West Ham are “massive” to quote the chant of the moment – and so, surprisingly, was the London Stadium in the memorable Europa League win against Sevilla.

Memories are being made, such as a tearful Andriy Yarmolenko scoring against Villa and raising his hands to the sky. In the Covid season of 2020-21 Moyes started to make dramatic progress. The nadir for the London Stadium was the pitch invasion during a 3-0 home defeat to Burnley in March 2018. It was not, as some feared, a shagpile offcut from Sullivan’s home, but a claret surround with the club’s name emblazoned at the sides. Another problem was how to cover the athletics track. The diehards had many complaints: the distance from the pitch, plastic fans, the long walk from Stratford and the sale of popcorn.

There is a sense of real occasion once again at London Stadium as another sold-out crowd prepares to witness the Hammers' first European quarter-final tie ...

Peter Bosz is battling to prevent a first finish outside the top 10 since 1996, and defensive frailties have been a constant problem. The atmosphere will be rocking and, they hope, suffocating for Lyon, but manager David Moyes has urged his players to keep their heads and manage the game well. Lyon are particularly susceptible to the counter-attack, and West Ham will fancy their chances of doing the same tonight.

West Ham are looking to get to the semi-final of a major European competition since 1976 - when they defeated Eintracht Frankfurt over two legs. Omen?

I know we’ve slumped a little but we’re yet to disappoint in Europe and are coming off the back of a vital win! A key difference between the previous round and this is the fact that West Ham play at home in the first leg. This game is absolutely massive for our club and it’s a chance to write history for us. Lyon in my opinion, is a more beatable opposition than Sevilla so I really fancy our chances against the French side. West Ham vs Lyon: Europa League predictions as the Hammers look to get to a semi-final of a major European competition for the first time since 1976. The players know the atmosphere and power the crowd will bring, which will hopefully spur them on to comfortably win the game.

West Ham face Lyon in the quarter-finals of the Europa League; first leg at the London Stadium is on Thursday night with second leg in France on April 14; ...

This would not only be a big boom for Lyon but for French football as well and I think they'll be motivated by that. He's one of the players who I think felt like it was time for him to move on but didn't get that move. I definitely think ability down the wings is something that West Ham can look to capitalise on. They've certainly got more forward-thinking players now that they've moved Bruno Guimaraes on to Newcastle and brought in Faivre who has hit the ground running. But otherwise, I don't see Lyon being able to afford bringing in Ndombele, and certainly not if they fail to land Champions League football. Juventus were very strongly interested in him and his form has really gone off the boil since. It's just a question of whether they feel like putting in a performance, but I think they'll be highly motivated across these two legs against West Ham. I think there's a lot of complacency within the squad. I'm sure West Ham fans will remember Moussa Dembele from his time in England and also in Scotland; he's started to come into a bit of form. He's coming through at the moment and one of the latest academy gems. It definitely hasn't been a disaster. The appointment of Peter Bosz hasn't worked out, there's been well-documented issues within the club at leadership level, so it's quite an unbalanced ship at this moment in time.

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They were in fact the first team this season to get a win at Lyon. That said, the West Ham squad has the ability to really make the French side suffer. The fact that the away goals rule is no longer in place means that both the home and away games are of equal importance. If West Ham manage to regain possession and play direct and into the spaces, they'll get a lot of joy. Meanwhile, if Lyon get the upper hand, they've got players who are capable of playing a through-ball and are a real threat on one-on-ones. He can dribble, shoot, defend, he's very strong with his back to goal, he's a complete player and he's showing all of his class here in France.

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It would be interesting to see how West Ham would use St Juste, he wouldn’t suit their physical style under David Moyes, but his pace could be well-suited to a back three or even a shift to full-back in this side. Indeed, according to the Bundesliga’s official website, St Juste is one of the fastest players in Bundesliga history, he clocked a speed of 36.63 km/h this season, and that would make him the second-fastest player in the Premier League, behind only Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger. Standing at just 6ft, he’s not the biggest centre-back on the planet, and he would certainly be different to the likes of Kurt Zouma, Angelo Ogbonna and Craig Dawson.

David Moyes' West Ham continue their European adventure this season when they face Lyon in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final at the London ...

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We can see the qualities he has, not just in the goal he scored but in training." "It is too big a game, too big a club that we are playing. Ahead of the first leg of their first European quarter-final in 41 years, against Lyon, Moyes said: "If we're honestly talking about a football club who are back in Europe, you would have to say we're new. And if we're at our best, we're a match for most teams and we can be." "I bet you UEFA were not expecting West Ham to be in this position. "He had 15 minutes in the last game.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Europa League quarter-final first leg between West Ham United and Lyon from London Stadium.

The referee, already whistle happy, decides it is denying a clear goalscoring opportunity and is distraught as he walks off. That seems to have livened things up a little. But I find that quite difficult considering we are relative newcomers. Cresswell's red card will have changed the complexion of the second half before it begins though. He is battered by objects thrown from the crowd as stewards drag away. West Ham are attacking and have free men up but a supporter decides to invade the pitch bringing the game to a halt.

Rudi Garcia was sacked for finishing fourth last season.

"I bet you Uefa were not expecting West Ham to be in this position," he said. And welcome to live coverage of West Ham United's Europa League quarter-final, first leg tie against Olympique Lyonnais, home of sabodet. West Ham, in claret and blue, take the knee, as do Lyon, in white and the Ligue 1 side kicks off, attacking from right to left. He sees Dembele's run and Aouar coming in off the left wing but overhits his cross. Dembele gets to it first, challenged by Zouma but can only divert it wide of the left post. Antonio drives towards the box and thumps a right-foot shot that is well blocked by the sliding Lukeba.

But David Moyes has made West Ham tough. Powered by injustice after seeing Felix Zwayer dismiss Cresswell for fouling Moussa Dembele, the 10 men dug in and took ...

Gusto did not do enough to stop Fornals and when the Spaniard prodded the ball on to Boateng it ran through to Bowen, whose messy shot hit the Lyon defender and bounced over Lopes. Tomas Soucek and Declan Rice struggled to keep the ball away from Tanguy Ndombele and Thiago Mendes, although there was hope on the break. The striker’s touch had taken him away from goal, while Zouma was covering, and it felt ludicrous that there was no intervention from VAR. West Ham refused to let it happen. There were possibilities when Lyon played through Houssem Aouar and the opening goal almost arrived when Lucas Paquetá broke down the left, only for Dembélé to turn the Brazilian’s cross wide. After all, Lyon were Champions League semi-finalists two years ago and, although their domestic form has been inconsistent this season, they remain an accomplished team and it quickly became clear that they were capable of making life uncomfortable for West Ham.

Match report as 10-man West Ham hold Lyon to a 1-1 home draw in Europa League quarter-final first leg; Hammers defender Aaron Cresswell sent off just before ...

After their team's heroics against Sevilla at the London Stadium three weeks ago, the West Ham supporters were in full voice in anticipation of their Europa League quarter-final first leg with Lyon before kick-off. The players stuck at it but we didn't play well. West Ham's frustration though, quickly turned to joy as Bowen struck seven minutes into the second half to give the 10-man Hammers a surprise lead. We had one or two opportunities ourselves but overall it was a backs to the wall sort of performance in the second half. When we went in at half-time knowing we had only got 10 men it made it a difficult job. I'm certainly not going to comment about the referee.

The Europa League quarter-final is in the balance after first leg ends 1-1 at London Stadium.

Looked isolated for much of the second half but played a vital role in the build up to Bowen's opener. Said Benrahma Had the hosts' first chance when running on to a long diagonal pass only to see his effort saved from a tight angle and West Ham attempted that trick on another couple of occasions, twice leading to corners. With only the goalkeeper to beat he made no mistake, converting from about eight yards. Left with a bloody nose late on before making a sliding tackle that drew the second loudest roar of the match in added time. Ryan Fredericks Kept his place in the team because David Moyes was wary of Karl Toko Ekambi's pace, only for the competition's top scorer to start on the bench. Alphonse Areola The only change from Sunday's win over Everton. Hard to point a finger of blame for Tanguy Ndombele's equaliser but fortunate not to be punished when spilling a Lucas Paqueta shot 12 minutes from time.

Jarrod Bowen's opener was cancelled out by Tanguy Ndombele as 10-man West Ham earned a 1-1 draw.

But this game never got the chance to flow. It was the same phase of play as the red card, and I would have expected VAR to do something about it. “I was baffled,” said the West Ham boss.

West Ham 1-1 Lyon: Jarrod Bowen's goal was cancelled out by Tanguy Ndombele after Aaron Cresswell was sent off on the stroke of half-time.

With five minutes left, a promising West Ham counter was halted by a pitch invader Fornals was only able to nudge the ball into the Lyon box, but it was there that Boateng miscontrolled it, allowing Bowen to pounce. Antonio was isolated but still managed to bring his teammates up the pitch, and – against the odds – the opening goal went West Ham’s way. With Fornals frequently feeding Benrahma out on the left, West Ham were starting to hit their stride. The striker, however, hurdled the goalkeeper, not wishing to hurt him. Nothing came of the set-piece, but a later corner saw Jarrod Bowen pick out an unmarked, onrushing Declan Rice, who almost passed the ball into the net with a precise but under-powered effort.

West Ham rallied after losing Aaron Cresswell to a contentious red card but were denied a first leg win by the mercurial French playmaker.

“When you look at his face, he winks when the camera goes onto him. Antonio’s air-kick proved costly as moments later Ndombele tapped in the equaliser for his first goal since returning to France in January. Bowen, denied a first England call-up last month due to injury, has scored nine goals in 14 games in 2022. After a slow start, West Ham soon grew into it. - Antonio – 7 - Fornals – 7

West Ham overcame the sending-off of Aaron Cresswell to draw their first leg with Lyon.

It was a case of staying in the game. David Moyes, West Ham manager, speaking to UEFA.com: "That was an incredibly good, resilient performance in the second half. Peter Bosz, Lyon manager, speaking to UEFA.com: "Absolutely [I'm disappointed] because I think we played a good first half; in their stadium we were dominant and had a lot of ball possession. A full-strength West Ham will be confident of beating Lyon next week in France. It was always going to be difficult. After a first half spent sizing Lyon up, the complexion of the tie was completely changed with Cresswell's red card, but even though they let a lead slip, West Ham can be very proud of their performance.

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After their team's heroics against Sevilla at the London Stadium three weeks ago, the West Ham supporters were in full voice in anticipation of their Europa League quarter-final first leg with Lyon before kick-off. The players stuck at it but we didn't play well. West Ham's frustration though, quickly turned to joy as Bowen struck seven minutes into the second half to give the 10-man Hammers a surprise lead. We had one or two opportunities ourselves but overall it was a backs to the wall sort of performance in the second half. When we went in at half-time knowing we had only got 10 men it made it a difficult job. I'm certainly not going to comment about the referee.

West Ham are one win from the Europa League semi-finals after a resolute performance from ten men held Lyon to a draw in London.

Moyes and his players were dumbstruck. Areola saved from Lucas Paqueta and Emerson Palmeri while Kurt Zouma and Craig Dawson were robust in dealing with Dembele. Moyes takes pride in his side having a backbone these days and they were able to show it here. The home fans partied as they had here last month against Sevilla, chants of “West Ham are massive” once again echoing around. A slight touch from Alphonse Areola sent it into Ryan Fredericks, who blocked and could only watch as the impressive Tottenham loanee Ndomele poked home a leveller. Lyon recovered but gave possession up cheaply to Pablo Fornals on the edge of the box.

Ten-man West Ham United battled to a 1-1 draw in the UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg against Olympique Lyonnais.

Jarrod Bowen's opener was cancelled out by Tanguy Ndombele as 10-man West Ham earned a 1-1 draw.

But this game never got the chance to flow. It was the same phase of play as the red card, and I would have expected VAR to do something about it. “I was baffled,” said the West Ham boss.

A historic match for the Hammers ended on a sour note after a pitch invader - the second of the game - jumped out of the home end with 10-man West Ham ...

It was the same phase of play as the red card, and I would have expected VAR to do something about it. But this game never got the chance to flow. A fan ran onto the pitch and ruined a promising West Ham attack during the draw with Lyon West Ham were on the attack when the supporter held up play by running onto the pitch David Moyes criticised the supporter who ran onto the pitch and ruined a promising West Ham attack during the 1-1 Europa League draw with Lyon. 'Baffled' David Moyes hits out at West Ham fan for running onto the pitch and ruining an opportunity for 10-man Hammers to score in the dying moments of their Europa League draw with Lyon

Jarrod Bowen's opener was cancelled out by Tanguy Ndombele as 10-man West Ham earned a 1-1 draw.

But this game never got the chance to flow. It was the same phase of play as the red card, and I would have expected VAR to do something about it. “I was baffled,” said the West Ham boss.

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We're right in this tie and we’ll go there to try to win the game. We know that we’re still trying to get better, we’re challenging ourselves against a lot of good teams, with different styles. That was the pleasing part of the performance, but I wasn’t pleased with the football in the first half and I wasn’t pleased with the way we started the game.

West Ham have been left to count the cost of the decision to send off Aaron Cresswell in the first half of their Europa League quarter-final with Lyon.

I honestly don’t think it’s a foul, let alone a red card. That’s at the very worst. “I don’t think there’s actually a foul. “Everyone slaughters the referees that we’ve got here in the Premier League. I’ve said this for years, I think that we’ve got the best referees in the world, I genuinely do. “The only thing I really want to focus on is do you think it’s a foul on Jarrod Bowen in the lead up to the goal? “We have to deal with it and I think we did that tonight and put in a great shift.”

That they threatened more while a player down in the second period was indicative and Michail Antonio, despite being heavily involved in the build up to the ...

“Jarrod's the one getting in areas to score us goals. He was actually having one of his quieter nights before being in the right place at the right time to capitalise on Jerome Boateng’s slack mistake and put West Ham in front. “I didn't get a chance to speak to him but I felt he should have made contact with the ball. We had the ability to score and had one or two opportunities.” “He started slow tonight but so did the rest of the team,” Moyes said. “We didn't have much of the ball in the second half, the manager added.

The former Celtic star was at the centre of controversy during Lyon's Europa League quarter-final draw in London on Thursday night.

"This is a really good football club doing so many good things. Dembele went tumbling to the ground following the contact and Cresswell was shown a straight red card, having run a serious risk by putting his hands on the forward in the first place. The French striker loved a social media wind-up during his stint at Celtic and revelled in noising up Rangers fans, much to the delight of the Parkhead faithful.

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It was a case of staying in the game. David Moyes, West Ham manager, speaking to UEFA.com: "That was an incredibly good, resilient performance in the second half. Peter Bosz, Lyon manager, speaking to UEFA.com: "Absolutely [I'm disappointed] because I think we played a good first half; in their stadium we were dominant and had a lot of ball possession. A full-strength West Ham will be confident of beating Lyon next week in France. It was always going to be difficult. After a first half spent sizing Lyon up, the complexion of the tie was completely changed with Cresswell's red card, but even though they let a lead slip, West Ham can be very proud of their performance.