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West Ham v Eintracht Frankfurt - as it happened

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West Ham v Frankfurt, Europa League, semi-final, 1st leg, 28/4/2022 - Official line-ups. BeSoccer
West Ham v Frankfurt, Europa League, semi-final, 1st leg, 28/4/2022 - Official line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for live coverage of the Europa League semi-final first leg between West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt at the London Stadium. The Hammers knocked out Lyon and hope to advance to the final at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium, Seville. Eintracht beat Barca and aim for their second Europa League title.
Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
1'
Ansgar Knauff
M. Antonio
21'
1 - 1
1 - 2
54'
D. Kamada
Press

Match report in news

  • 94'
    FT: West Ham 1-2 Frankfurt! All to play for in Frankfurt, but the German side head home with a lead after early goals in each half and a more disciplined defensive display after the break.
Substitution

Substitution

at Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 93'
    Frankfurt sub: Ache on for Borre.
  • 92'
    The set piece comes in again but the midfielder cannot direct his header on target.
  • 92'
    Corner awarded to West Ham.
  • 92'
    Sensational effort! Rice crosses from the left and Bowen meets it with an outrageous overhead kick that clatters off the underside of the bar and stays out.
  • 90'
    3 minutes added on!
  • 89'
    Benrahma is sent free down the left again and has time to pick out Bowen's head, with his attempt deflected over.
  • 87'
    Foul by Zouma on Borre.
  • 85'
    Corner awarded to West Ham.
  • 82'
    Bowen has an effort on goal. The free-kick is a cross-cum-shot for the top corner but Trapp plucks it from the sky.
Card

Yellow card

a Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 81'
    Hinteregger is booked.
  • 78'
    Sow is cautioned by the referee for a foul on Soucek.
  • 77'
    Antonio wasn't best pleased with Benrahma there for shooting at goal. Both Bowen and Antonio had taken up excellent positions deep inside the penalty area.
  • 77'
    West Ham break with a long crossfield pass leaving the substitute one on one. He cuts inside Tuta but blazes high and wide.
  • 75'
    The game becomes a bit more open. West Ham has to take more risks, the offensive players hardly work back and there are opportunities for Frankfurt for counterattacks.
  • 74'
    Borre is adjudged to be in an offside position.
  • 68'
    Benrahma hits the woodwork! What an impact the substitute has had. He won a free-kick a moment ago and now lines up an ambitious effort from distance that shaves the far post.
  • 68'
    Knauff is penalised for a foul on Benrahma.
  • 66'
    Frankfurt deal with the corner than a second high cross with the rebound falling to Fornals, who scuffs wide of the near post.
Substitution

Substitution

at West Ham
  • 66'
    West Ham sub: Benrahma replaces Lanzini.
Substitution

Substitution

at Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 62'
    Frankfurt sub: Jens Petter Hauge on for Linstrom.
  • 60'
    Corner awarded to West Ham.
  • 59'
    Borre is adjudged to be in an offside position.
  • 57'
    Kamada is penalised for handball.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Eintracht Frankfurt en el 54'
  • 54'
    GOAL for Frankfurt! West Ham 1-2 Frankfurt! The visitors lead again and what a great move it is! Frankfurt are patient then inject the pace and movement at just the right time to slice West Ham apart. Lindstrøm provides the killer pass into Sow, and although Areola does well to keep out his shot, Kamada is on hand to turn in the rebound.
  • 50'
    Absolutely balanced, from both sides a very good game. Maybe a bit more possession from West Ham, but the result is fine.
  • 49'
    Soucek is free in the centre of the area to meet Antonio's cross with a volley but he mistimes the effort into the ground and wide.
  • 46'
    West Ham get us back underway!
  • 45'
    HT: West Ham 1-1 Frankfurt! The tie remains delicately poised after an intriguing half of football at the London Stadium. The guests were off to a great start with that early Knauff goal. The hosts started slowly but have worked their way back into the game – although Frankfurt will continue to create opportunities on the counter in the second half. All to play for in the second half!
  • 45'
    45+1: Corner awarded to West Ham.
  • 45'
    1 minute added on!
  • 43'
    A deep cross to the far post from Soucek that skims off the head of the midfielder and does not trouble Trapp.
  • 42'
    Tuta is penalised for a foul on Antonio.
  • 39'
    That should be 2-1! Another lightning-quick counter ends with Knauff getting to the ball before Areola, only to turn under pressure and slice wide.
  • 38'
    Corner awarded to West Ham!
  • 35'
    Kostic misses the target. A flowing move from one end of the pitch to the other ends with an unusually wayward drive from 25 metres from the Frankfurt schemer.
  • 34'
    Bowen is adjudged to be in an offside position.
  • 33'
    Frankfurt are still getting the occasional chance to play on transition, as they did against Barcelona, but so far, West Ham have not given them as much room as the Blaugrana did.
  • 30'
    With Kamada, Lindstrom, Kostic and Knauff, Eintracht have so much pace on the break.
  • 27'
    Corner awarded to Frankfurt. Kostic takes the corner.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de West Ham en el 21'
  • 21'
    GOAL for West Ham! The home side draw level! It's a set piece that does it as Lanzini's deep free-kick is headed back across the face of goal by Zouma and Antonio dives to turn it over the line at the far post.
  • 19'
    Another slick transition from the visitors ends with Lindstrom's volley across goal being saved high up by Areola.
  • 19'
    Corner awarded to West Ham.
  • 16'
    The opening goal has been timed at 51 seconds!
  • 14'
    West Ham win the ball high up through Antonio and Sou?ek slides a pass through the centre for Bowen. His low shot pings back off the post with the goalkeeper getting the slightest of touches.
  • 13'
    Antonio is adjudged to be in an offside position.
  • 10'
    Knauff is making a lot of underlapping runs, while he usually is one to go for the overlap. You have to wonder if that is part of the game plan.
  • 7'
    Corner awarded to Frankfurt.
  • 5'
    A first chance for West Ham to swing a free-kick into the area but the midfielder can only glance well wide.
  • 2'
    GOAL for Eintracht Frankfurt! What a sensational start! The visitors get possession for the first time and slide a pass into the area for Borré. West Ham do not close the forward down and he picks out Knauff at the far post, the midfielder surging in behind Fornals before planting his header across Areola.
  • 1'
    The match is underway in London!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Declan Rice and Sebastian Rode, the two captains, come together for the coin toss and we're about to start!
  • PRVW
    Tremendous noise coming from both sets of fans as we approach kick-off. This is such a huge occasion for these clubs. Their supporters are relishing every second.
  • PRVW
    The teams make their way out here!
  • PRVW
    The players get ready in the tunnel!
  • PRVW
    The stadium is filling up with 10 minutes to go before the start of this match. The teams have just come out to the dressing room after the warm-up.
  • PRVW
    The players start their warm-up and prepare the final details before the start of the match.
  • PRVW
    Dutch Serdar Gozubuyuk is the referee for this one while Pol van Boekel is the VAR.
  • PRVW
    Bowen makes his 99th appearance for West Ham in all competitions tonight. The former Hull City man is enjoying an outstanding 2021/22 campaign so far, registering 15 goals and 11 assists in 45 outings.
  • PRVW
    It's 12 degrees and partly cloudy in London for this one. All set at this incredible stadium to get the ball rolling and enjoy the Europa League show.
  • PRVW
    Everything is ready in the visirtor team's dressing room, with the shirts in place with less than an hour to go. Waiting for the players to to warm up.
  • PRVW
    This is how the home side arrived at the stadium, will they be able to take advantage of the crowd's support to put the tie on track?
  • PRVW
    The Frankfurt players at ease as they take in their surroundings tonight.
  • PRVW
    For the guests, that's two changes compared to the team that ousted Barcelona a fortnight ago: Sow, then injured, comes in for the suspended Jakic, while Tuta, then suspended, takes over from N'Dicka, who is currently serving a suspension.
  • PRVW
    There are five other changes to the Hammers’ team beaten by Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday. Areola returns in goal, while Rice, Lanzini, Bowen and Antonio all feature after starting the 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on the bench.
  • PRVW
    The big news from a West Ham perspective is that Zouma starts after recovering from an ankle injury. Moyes had appeared reluctant to risk the Frenchman during yesterday’s press conference, but he returns to the side and partners Dawson at the heart of defence.
  • PRVW
    Frankfurt bench: Grahl (GK), Horz (GK); Da Costa, Lenz, Chandler; Hrustic, Hasebe, Barkok; Lammers, Ache, Goncalo Paciencia, Hauge.
  • PRVW
    Frankfurt XI: Trapp (GK); Toure, Hinteregger, Tuta; Kostic, Rode, Sow, Knauff; Kamada, Lindstrom, Borre.
  • PRVW
    Hammers bench: Fabianski (GK), Randolph; Coufal, Masuaku, Fredericks, Alese; Vlasic, Noble, Kral; Yarmolenko, Benrahma, Chesters
  • PRVW
    West Ham XI: Areola (GK); Cresswell, Zouma, Dawson, Johnson; Fornals, Rice, Soucek; Lanzini, Antonio and Bowen.
Info

Pre-match

28 April 2022, 21:00

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Stadium: London Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Europa League semi-final first leg between West Ham and Frankfurt at London Stadium! Any predictions?