West Ham 2-0 Sevilla (2-1 on aggregate): Andriy Yarmolenko winning goal sends Hammers into Europa League quarter-finals

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By Simon StoneBBC Sport at London Stadium

Last updated on 6 minutes ago.From the section European Football

Andriy Yarmolenko scored an emotional extra-time winner as West Ham overturned a first-leg deficit against Sevilla to reach their first European quarter-final since 1981.

Yarmolenko has been on compassionate leave as he tried to deal with the trauma of having friends and relatives back home in war-torn Ukraine.

But after making a goalscoring return to the pitch against Aston Villa on Sunday, Yarmolenko swept the Hammers past Sevilla as he converted a rebound after Pablo Fornals' low shot had been parried into his path by visiting keeper Bono.

The 32-year-old forward, on as a substitute for Said Benrahma, looked to the skies as he marked his special moment and the London Stadium erupted in jubilation.

At the final whistle, he looked almost bewildered in the moment before spotting a fan with a Ukraine flag and handing him his shirt.

Trailing by a single goal from last week's opener in Spain, Tomas Soucek had pulled West Ham level in the first-half when he guided Michail Antonio's cross into the far corner with a precise header.

A Sevilla side that has won this tournament four times out of the last eight seasons were a major disappointment and came no closer than Youssef En-Nesyri's early effort which was brilliantly saved by Alphonse Areola.

Thursday's European action as it happened, plus reaction and analysis

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Line-ups

West Ham

Formation 4-3-3

13Areola
31Johnson
15Dawson
4Zouma
3CresswellBooked at 117mins
28Soucek
41Rice
10LanziniBooked at 34minsSubstituted forNobleat 115'minutes
8FornalsSubstituted forDiopat 119'minutes
9AntonioSubstituted forFredericksat 120+1'minutes
22BenrahmaSubstituted forYarmolenkoat 87'minutes

Substitutes

1Fabianski
7Yarmolenko
11Vlasic
16Noble
23Diop
24Fredericks
26Masuaku
33Král
35Randolph
42Alese
51Chesters
64Perkins

Sevilla

Formation 4-3-3

13Bono
16NavasSubstituted forMontielat 105'minutesBooked at 120mins
23Koundé
6GudeljSubstituted forCarmonaat 111'minutes
3Augustinsson
8Jordán
18Delaney
10RakiticSubstituted forTorresat 56'minutes
9JM CoronaSubstituted forEl-Haddadiat 96'minutes
15En-NesyriSubstituted forMirat 90'minutes
22MartialSubstituted forCruz Hernándezat 102'minutes

Substitutes

1Dmitrovic
2Montiel
11El-Haddadi
12Mir
21Torres
27Cruz Hernández
30Carmona
36Romero
38Zarzana
39Fattore
41Flores
45Salas Valiente

Live Text

Match ends, West Ham United 2, Sevilla 0.
Second Half Extra Time ends, West Ham United 2, Sevilla 0.
Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla).
Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ludwig Augustinsson (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United).
Substitution, West Ham United. Ryan Fredericks replaces Michail Antonio.
Foul by Ludwig Augustinsson (Sevilla).
Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, West Ham United. Issa Diop replaces Pablo Fornals.
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Tomas Soucek.
Offside, West Ham United. Mark Noble tries a through ball, but Pablo Fornals is caught offside.
Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, West Ham United. Mark Noble replaces Manuel Lanzini.
Attempt missed. Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rafa Mir.
Goal! West Ham United 2, Sevilla 0. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
Substitution, Sevilla. José Ángel Carmona replaces Nemanja Gudelj because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Óliver Torres (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson.