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
48 mins: Houssem Aouar makes a decent run down the left side and is given the ball. He shifts it nicely around Ryan Fredericks but his cut back into the box is met by Declan Rice who belts it clear.
The Irons are playing with a low deep block with Michail Antonio the target man for any clearances.
If the other two Europa League games Eintracht Frankfurt are leading 1-0 against Barcelona and Sporting Braga have the lead against Rangers.
Second half: West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
Kick off: West Ham are out early for the second half. They’re down to 10-men now and have a tough 45 minutes ahead of them. They’re a threat on the counter so they’ll defend deep and look to hit Lyon on the break.
Said Benrahma is taken off at the break to bring on defensive reinforcements as Ben Johnson slots into the back line.
West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
Aaron Cresswell is the first ever West Ham player to be sent off in major European competition (excluding qualifiers).
West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
As the teams walked off at half-time David Moyes gave an earful to German referee Felix Zwayer who then booked the West Ham manager.
The referee hasn’t had the best night so far.
West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
It was a tentative and tactical first 45 minutes at the London Stadium with neither team managing to put themselves in front.
West Ham created the best chance through a Said Benrahma break but Lyon came close with a couple of efforts from range.
The game changing moment came right at the end of the half as Aaron Cresswell stopped Moussa Dembele’s run into the box to deny Lyon a goal scoring opportunity and send West Ham down to 10-men.
Half-time: West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
45+5 mins: There’s time for Lyon to take the resultant free kick and they win a corner that West Ham then defend well to end the first half.
Huge controversy surrounding Aaron Cresswell’s red card. Was it a clear goal-scoring opportunity? That’s very much up for debate.
West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
45+2 mins: Red card! Right on the stroke of half-time Aaron Cresswell is sent off! Lyon break down the left side and pass the ball up to Houssem Aouar. He threads a great ball into Moussa Dembele who brings it towards the front edge of the box. Aaron Cresswell sprints back and tackles the forward but doesn’t win the ball. The referee sees it as denying a goal scoring opportunity and pulls out the red card!
West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
45 mins: Tanguy Ndombele is the latest Lyon player to stay down after a heavy tackle from Tomas Soucek who comes away with the ball.
Again the game is stopped for the physios to come on but there isn’t anything wrong with the midfielder and he’s quickly back on his feet.
Two minutes of added time to play.
West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
42 mins: Lyon’s persistant patience in possession almost pays off after Declan Rice makes an error in midfield. He intercepts a pass and tries to head it back to Craig Dawson only to give the ball away to Emerson who is well positioned high up the pitch. He darts inside and shoots but his effort gets blocked and bounces out for a corner.
West Ham 0 - 0 Lyon
39 mins: Boateng is getting booed everytime he touches the ball now after his earlier escapades. Still nothing to separate the teams at the London Stadium which is par for the course in the Europa League tonight.
None of the three 8pm kick offs have seen a goal yet.
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