Lyon 0-3 West Ham United (1-4 on aggregate): Hammers reach first European semi-final in 46 years

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Declan Rice celebrates scoring for West Ham against Lyon

West Ham United secured their first European semi-final in 46 years with a stunning Europa League second-leg victory in Lyon.

Having held on for a 1-1 first-leg draw in London after playing the entire second half with 10 men, David Moyes' players withstood periods of intense early pressure before sweeping their Ligue 1 opposition aside.

The visitors struck twice in seven minutes at the end of the first half, as Craig Dawson met Pablo Fornals' corner with a superb near-post header before a deflected Declan Rice strike put the Premier League club in charge.

Jarrod Bowen extended the advantage within three minutes of the restart, slotting in at the end of a sweeping counter-attack, and a deflated Lyon could offer no response as West Ham comfortably saw out a memorable win.

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Lyon

Squad number30Player namePollersbeck
Squad number17Player nameGusto
Squad number5Player nameDenayer
Squad number4Player nameLukeba
Squad number3Player nameEmerson
Squad number23Player nameThiago Mendes
Squad number28Player nameNdombele
Squad number15Player nameFaivre
Squad number8Player nameAouar
Squad number7Player nameToko-Ekambi
Squad number9Player nameDembele

Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
Squad number20Player nameTetê
Squad number22Player nameReine-Adélaïde
Squad number26Player nameBarcola

West Ham United

Squad number13Player nameAreola
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number15Player nameDawson
Squad number23Player nameDiop
Squad number31Player nameJohnson
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number9Player nameAntonio

Squad number7Player nameYarmolenko
Squad number16Player nameNoble
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma

Line-ups

Lyon

Formation 4-2-3-1

30Pollersbeck
17Gusto
5DenayerSubstituted forReine-Adélaïdeat 89'minutes
4Lukeba
3Emerson
23Mendes Ribeiro
28NdombeleSubstituted forTolentino Coelho de Limaat 45'minutes
15FaivreSubstituted forCardoso Lemos Martinsat 45'minutes
8AouarSubstituted forBarcolaat 71'minutesBooked at 84mins
7Toko-Ekambi
9Dembele

Substitutes

10Tolentino Coelho de Lima
11Kadewere
14Dubois
16Barcola
19Keita
20Cardoso Lemos Martins
21Da Silva
22Reine-Adélaïde
26Barcola
27Boateng
40Bonnevie

West Ham

Formation 4-2-3-1

13Areola
5Coufal
15Dawson
23DiopBooked at 22mins
31Johnson
28Soucek
41RiceSubstituted forBenrahmaat 90+1'minutes
20Bowen
10LanziniSubstituted forNobleat 77'minutes
8FornalsBooked at 85mins
9AntonioSubstituted forYarmolenkoat 84'minutes

Substitutes

1Fabianski
7Yarmolenko
11Vlasic
16Noble
22Benrahma
24Fredericks
26Masuaku
33Král
35Randolph
42Alese
51Chesters
64Perkins

Live Text

Match ends, Lyon 0, West Ham United 3.
Second Half ends, Lyon 0, West Ham United 3.
Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Dembele with a headed pass.
Thiago Mendes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
Foul by Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon).
Craig Dawson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Emerson (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Declan Rice.
Substitution, Lyon. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde replaces Jason Denayer.
Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United).
Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United).
Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Michail Antonio.
Bradley Barcola (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.