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Gareth Taylor was expected to strengthen his squad in the summer transfer window after a disappointing end to last season that saw his side miss out on the third and final Champions League spot. The Birmingham-based club sit fifth in the Premier League on 16 points from eight matches played so far, and are enjoying a return to European competition after qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League last season. The Irons, meanwhile, head into Sunday’s match in seventh, on 14 points, after a competitive 2-2 draw against Newcastle United last time out. Areola had been fortunate to escape conceding the opener in the final minute of the opening period when he failed to get down to a Christian Kouame header, which bounced off a post and fell kindly for Luka Jovic.

Lyon boss Peter Bosz, meanwhile, was unhappy his side failed to make the most of their numerical advantage in the second half. Not content to rest on their laurels, Villa have recruited smartly in a bid to establish themselves as a top contender in the Premier League. Belgian international Youri Tielemans joined from Leicester City before the acquisition of Spain defender Pau Torres and France winger Moussa Diaby from Villarreal and Bayer Leverkusen, respectively. You can listen to commentary in the UK on BBC Radio 5 Live and worldwide on whufc.com and our official app. Probably not as good as we liked,” Moyes said. “Everton defended the box really well. That’s the first game we’ve not scored a goal in this season. We might have had more of the ball today but that doesn’t matter. We weren’t able to open it up.” Thoughts are with the innocent civilians who have lost their lives, and all the communities impacted by the ongoing crisis in Israel and Gaza.There will be an unwanted post-script as Uefa is bound to come down hard on the Hammers for the unwanted first-half scenes that left Biraghi playing with a bandage round his head for the last hour of the contest and forced the club to condemn those responsible. Fiorentina's Biraghi was hit in the head by an object thrown from the West Ham end Hemp had been denied by Arnold before the before the break but the Hammers goalkeeper had no chance as Hemp's effort from the edge of the area nestled itself into the top left corner of the net. City's disappointment was short lived as Roord, in a moment of brilliance, darted in and out of the West Ham defence before calmly lifting the ball over Arnold to complete the scoreline. Teenage forward Wilfried Gnonto had put the hosts ahead when he thrashed the ball home after 27 minutes, only for Lucas Paqueta to level with a well-taken penalty after VAR had intervened following Pascal Struijk's foul on Jarrod Bowen.

The performance was better than recent efforts, which should count in the Scot's favour but, in a world where results count, West Ham's league position does not provide much cause for comfort as only goal difference keeps them out of the bottom three. Klich says goodbye - but Gnonto shinesRoord, who arrived from Wolfsburg, and Jess Park, who returned from her season-long loan at Everton, were the club's only additions. The game didn't really develop any momentum as too many players exaggerated non-existent fouls, which made it a tough evening for Spanish referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande, much as it was for Anthony Taylor in the Europa League final seven days earlier. Moyes waited for Zwayer at the interval to offer his opinion, unhappy about a perceived foul on Bowen in the build-up to the dismissal, to which the German reacted by booking the Hammers manager.

Antonio cleared Liam Cooper's header off the line, before failing by inches at the other end to turn Manuel Lanzini's injury-time cross. If there is any consolation given how the game unfolded, it is that the Premier League side are still in with a chance, unlike the last occasion West Ham reached a European quarter-final, when they were beaten 4-1 in the first leg at home by Dynamo Tblisi in 1981. From 18-year-old forward Divin Mubama, who played no part, to Moyes himself, finally a trophy-winner after such a long career in management, all joined in joy, leaping around trying to take it all in.Whilst Nayef Aguerd took time out to console Morocco team-mates Sofyan Amrabat at the final whistle, the celebrations of the Premier League team were something to behold. Appointed on 24 October 2022 as manager, replacing Steven Gerrard in the hotseat, Emery joined a Villa side that was sat two places and just one point above the Premier League relegation zone. Jacob Ramsey has suffered a recurrence of a foot injury, and it remains to be seen if the midfielder will be fit enough for a return to action on Sunday. The West Ham boss had already been unimpressed with the official given he had twice stopped play for an injury to a Lyon player which was not head related. Alphonse Areola denied Emerson with a decent save as Lyon searched for a winner but West Ham held firm, with Craig Dawson particularly impressive in their rearguard action.