West Ham v Olympiacos
West Ham secure late win over Olympiakos
West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta scored a late goal to earn his side a 1-0 home win over Olympiakos Piraeus as they retained top spot in Europa League Group A, while Olympique de Marseille won 2-0 at AEK Athens to remain first in Group B on Thursday.
West Ham lost 2-1 away to the Greeks a fortnight ago but their win at the London Stadium put them level on nine points with second-placed Freiburg, who crushed bottom side Backa Topola 5-0. Olympiakos are third with four points.
Paqueta broke the deadlock in the 73rd minute with a deft left-foot volley following a delightful James Ward-Prowse chip over the defence for his third goal in European competition this season, which was confirmed after a VAR review for offside.
The West Ham fans then held their breath late on as the visitors nearly equalised when Mady Camara's close-range header struck the post when he should have scored.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Matej Jug
UEFA Europa League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 15 |
| FC Midtjylland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 15 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 15 |
| Real Betis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 14 |
| SC Freiburg | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 14 |
| Ferencvaros | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 14 |
| Braga | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
| FC Porto | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +7 | 12 |
| AS Roma | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 12 |
| Nottingham Forest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 11 |
| Fenerbahce | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 11 |
| Bologna | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 11 |
| Viktoria Plzen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
| Panathinaikos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
| Racing Genk | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| PAOK Salonika | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| Celta Vigo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| Lille | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| Young Boys | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| SK Brann | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| Celtic | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 7 |
| FC Basel | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| FCSB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 6 |
| SK Sturm Graz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| RB Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| FC Utrecht | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| Rangers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 1 |
| Malmö FF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
| Maccabi Tel-Aviv | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -16 | 1 |
| Nice | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 0 |
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