West Ham vs Lyon LIVE: Europa League result and final score as Ndombele cancels out Bowen’s opener
West Ham 1-1 Lyon: Follow for reaction from the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie
Follow for live reaction after West Ham held Lyon to a 1-1 draw after playing the whole second half with 10 men following Aaron Cresswell’s red card to keep their Europa League quarter-final tie in the balance.
Cresswell was shown a straight red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity after he brought down Moussa Dembele on the stroke of half-time.
The dismissal lifted the Hammers and the hosts took the lead as Jarrod Bowen pounced on a loose touch from Jerome Boateng to fire West Ham in front.
But Tottenham Hotspur loanee Tanguy Ndombele silenced the London Stadium as he bundled in an equaliser midway through the second half.
It means West Ham’s hopes of progressing to the semi-final will come down to next week’s second leg in France, with Barcelona potentially waiting in the last four.
Follow for live updates from West Ham vs Lyon below, plus scores from Braga vs Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt vs Barcelona in the other quarter-final ties.
West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
6 mins: Lyon are having the better start. Their full-backs are free to move up the pitch with Emerson bringing the ball down the left. He passes it inside to Aouar who lays it off to Thiago Mendes. He carries the ball through midfield before sliding the ball nicely out wide for Malo Gusto but the right-back’s cross into the box is too heavy and Alphonse Areola watches it bounce out of play.
West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
3 mins: Jerome Boateng sends a long ball up the pitch but Kurt Zouma deals with it through a header that he knocks up to Pablo Fornals. Fornals attempts to work the ball over the top for Said Benrahma but mishits it and sends the ball out of play.
Houssem Aouar receives the ball on the left wing for Lyon but he’s closed down rapidly by Ryan Fredericks who is a little too eager to get there and cleans out the Lyon midfielder.
Kick off: West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
The teams were a little late heading out on the changing rooms but we’re finally underway at the London Stadium. Jarrod Bowen’s return for the Hammers is a big boost and David Moyes will be hoping he has a positive impact on proceedings tonight.
The visitors kick off the game.
West Ham vs Lyon
The atmosphere is rocking inside the London Stadium. The fans have turned out in droves and are all in good voice and cheer. Will they still be singing after 90 minutes?
Here come the players.
West Ham vs Lyon
This is also West Ham’s fifth European quarter-final. They progressed through three of the previous four and only failed to do so in their most recent one - against Dinamo Tbilisi in 1980-81.
West Ham vs Lyon
West Ham are on a four-game winning streak at home which is the longest such run since they moved to the London Stadium. Can they extend that tonight?
West Ham vs Lyon
15 minutes to go until kick off, the players have warmed up and are ready to go.
West Ham vs Lyon
Lyon’s Karl Toko Ekambi is the joint top scorer in this season’s Europa League with six goals, all of which he struck in the group stage - he starts on the bench tonight.
With their round of 16 victory at Porto, Lyon matched the record of six successive away wins in the Europa League, group stage to final, previously shared by Atlético de Madrid and Porto.
The French side’s run has lasted over four years, starting on 22nd February 2018 with a 1-0 win at Villarreal.
West Ham vs Lyon
David Moyes says it’s important for the Hammers to avoid defeat this evening and take something into the second leg. He said: "It’s really important to try and not lose. The difference [in the round of 16] in Seville was we knew we had a target.
“The difference with this is we’re just about to kick off. They won’t know a great deal about us, we don’t know a great deal about them. In the first game we want to try and play but also be mindful there’s another game to come after."
Moyes added: "Lyon are a side we’ve got respect for. Most people consider them a Champions League team than a Europa team. I remember watching them working for Uefa against Juventus. It’s not that long ago they were really challenging the vey best."
West Ham vs Lyon
The view from across the channel comes from Lyon midfielder, Houssem Aouar, who said: "West Ham are used to playing with intensity every weekend. We are also prepared. We will try to respond to them at this level.
“We have a few players who are used to this kind of match. I haven’t played a lot of European games.
"We must be inspired by what we’ve done in the Europa League in the league. West Ham are an athletic team, with technical quality. They have players who can make a difference. The Europa League is a tough competition."
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