LONDON. West Ham United was eventually too good for Genk with the goal of C. Dawson (45′), I. Diop (57′) and J. Bowen (59′). West Ham United was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Donatas Rumšas who had the assistance of Aleksandras Radiušas and Dovydas Sužiedėlis. The 4th official was Robertas Valikonis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 4 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 125 Attack 103
- 73 Dangerous attack 48
- 61 Ball safe 58
- 11 Free Kicks 12
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
West Ham United had a superior ball possession 63% while Genk was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Ham United was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Ham United won the match.
West Ham United shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Genk shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
West Ham United didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Genk didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this encounter, West Ham United has 9 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. On the other side, Genk stays with 3 points (4th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Europa League, West Ham United will host Dinamo Zagreb on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of West Ham United (0 draws).
Genk will host Rapid Vienna on the 9th of December with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Genk (2 draws).
West Ham United – Formation
West Ham United
67'
45'
West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager David Moyes decided to play with the following team: Alphonse Aréola , Ben Johnson , Craig Dawson , Issa Diop , Aaron Cresswell , Tomáš Souček , Declan Rice , Andriy Yarmolenko , Manuel Lanzini , Nikola Vlašić and Jarrod Bowen .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Fredericks , Angelo Ogbonna, Kurt Zouma, Łukasz Fabiański, Harrison Ashby, Pablo Fornals , Arthur Masuaku, Darren Randolph, Mark Noble , Saïd Benrahma and Dan Chesters.
Substitutions
West Ham United made 5 changes: D. Rice for M. Noble (67′), A. Cresswell for R. Fredericks (67′), N. Vlasic for P. Fornals (83′), J. Bowen for S. Benrahma (83′) and M. Lanzini for D. Chesters (89′).
Best player: Issa Diop
The player that probably impressed the most for West Ham United was Issa Diop.
His rating is with 1 goal, 62 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
Genk – Formation
Genk
Genk started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, John van den Brom played with: Maarten Vandevoordt , Ángelo Preciado , Carlos Cuesta , Jhon Lucumi , Gerardo Arteaga , Patrik Hrošovský , Bryan Heynen , Kristian Thorstvedt , Junya Ito , Paul Onuachu and Theo Bongonda .
They had on the bench: Ike Ugbo , Luca Oyen , András Németh, Mark McKenzie, Tobe Leysen, Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye , Bastien Toma , Jay-Dee Geusens, Vic Chambaere, Mujaid Sadick , Joseph Paintsil and Carel Eiting.
Substitutions
Genk made 5 changes: C. Cuesta for M. Sadick (46′), T. Bongonda for M. Tresor Ndayishimiye (73′), P. Onuachu for I. Ugbo (73′), K. Thorstvedt for B. Toma (83′) and J. Ito for L. Oyen (83′).
Best player: Luca Oyen
The player that probably impressed the most for Genk was Luca Oyen.
His rating is with 6 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 83′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- West Ham United – Genk – 3-0
- Lokomotiv Moskva – Galatasaray – 0-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Olympiakos Piraeus – 3-1
- Napoli – Legia Warszawa – 3-0
- Sturm Graz – Real Sociedad – 0-1
- PSV – Monaco – 1-2
- Rangers – Brøndby – 2-0
- Sparta Praha – Olympique Lyonnais – 3-4
- Rapid Vienna – Dinamo Zagreb – 2-1
- Real Betis – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-1
- Lazio – Olympique Marseille – 0-0
- Midtjylland – Crvena Zvezda – 1-1
- Ludogorets – Sporting Braga – 0-1
- Fenerbahçe – Antwerp – 2-2
