UEFA Europa League

West Ham United vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Bayer Leverkusen advance 3-1 on aggregate
West Ham United
  • 13': Michail Antonio
FT
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Bayer Leverkusen advance 3-1 on aggregate
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 89': Jeremie Frimpong

Leverkusen reach Europa League semis as unbeaten run at 44

Newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen reached the Europa League semi-finals but almost lost their season-long unbeaten record as they drew 1-1 away at West Ham United for a 3-1 aggregate victory on Thursday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 2': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 2': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
  • 5': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 5': James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 9': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 11': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
  • 13': Goal! West Ham United 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
  • 18': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
  • 18': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
  • 19': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
  • 21': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
  • 22': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross.
  • 25': Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 25': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus following a set piece situation.
  • 28': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
  • 28': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Odilon Kossounou.
  • 29': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
  • 29': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 31': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 32': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 32': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 33': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Offside, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
  • 35': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
  • 45': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 45'+2': Substitution, West Ham United. Angelo Ogbonna replaces Nayef Aguerd because of an injury.
  • 45'+4': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nathan Tella.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, West Ham United 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Nathan Tella.
  • 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Patrik Schick.
  • 46': Foul by Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
  • 46': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Hand ball by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross following a fast break.
  • 52': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 52': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 52': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
  • 57': Foul by Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
  • 57': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
  • 61': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
  • 61': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
  • 66': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Álex Grimaldo.
  • 69': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 69': James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 70': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
  • 72': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
  • 72': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Hand ball by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 75': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
  • 77': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
  • 78': Hand ball by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
  • 81': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  • 81': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Boniface following a fast break.
  • 84': Substitution, West Ham United. Ben Johnson replaces Vladimír Coufal.
  • 84': Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Edson Álvarez.
  • 85': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 85': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Offside, West Ham United. Michail Antonio is caught offside.
  • 87': Matej Kovár (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 89': Goal! West Ham United 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
  • 90': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+2': Maxwel Cornet (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ben Johnson (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 19
5 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
5 Saves 1
57.5 Possession 42.5
9 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
469 Accurate Passes 329
547 Passes 394
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 9
14 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 42
17 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 6
19 Effective Clearances 14
19 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,473

Line-Ups

WHU West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
27 Nayef Aguerd
4 Kurt Zouma Yellow Card
3 Aaron Cresswell
5 Vladimír Coufal Yellow Card
7 James Ward-Prowse
28 Tomás Soucek Yellow Card
19 Edson Álvarez
9 Michail Antonio
14 Mohammed Kudus
20 Jarrod Bowen
West Ham United Substitutes:
Divin Mubama, Kaelan Casey, Ben Johnson, Kamarai Simon-Swyer, Joseph Anang, Lewis Orford, Maxwel Cornet, Jacob Knightbridge, Danny Ings, Angelo Ogbonna.

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
17 Matej Kovar (GK) Yellow Card
4 Jonathan Tah Yellow Card
3 Piero Hincapié
6 Odilon Kossounou Yellow Card
34 Granit Xhaka
25 Exequiel Palacios Yellow Card
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
2 Josip Stanisic
14 Patrik Schick
10 Florian Wirtz
19 Nathan Tella
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Gustavo Puerta, Victor Boniface, Jeremie Frimpong, Amine Adli, Robert Andrich, Edmond Tapsoba, Arthur, Niklas Lomb, Jonas Hofmann, Lukas Hradecky, Ken Izekor.

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