West Ham remain well placed to make back-to-back European semi-finals despite seeing their 100 per cent winning run in the Europa Conference League ended by Gent.
The Hammers looked on course to make it 11 wins out of 11 in Europe this season when Danny Ings tapped home after the hosts were caught out by a quickly taken throw-in.
David Moyes’ side, Europa League semi-finalists last season, had to soak up waves of Gent pressure in Belgium and Hugo Cuypers equalised after a clever touch and finish.
Gent piled forward in search of a winner to take into next week’s return leg, with Gift Orban – who scored a hat-trick in 205 seconds in the last round – hitting the bar with a wonderful 82nd-minute acrobatic attempt.
There was drama deep in stoppage time when Gent’s Kamil Piatkowski was shown a red card for a foul on substitute Lucas Paqueta, but it was overturned after the referee watched the incident again on the pitchside monitor.
More to follow.
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KAA Gent
Starting XI
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Squad number33Player nameRoef
Average rating4.81
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Squad number4Player namePiatkowski
Average rating5.28
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Squad number2Player nameOkumu
Average rating5.92
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Squad number23Player nameTorunarigha
Average rating5.01
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Squad number14Player nameCastro-Montes
Average rating5.92
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Squad number24Player nameKums
Average rating5.44
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Squad number13Player nameDe Sart
Average rating5.58
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Squad number7Player nameHong Hyun-Seok
Average rating5.71
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Squad number19Player nameFofana
Average rating5.83
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Squad number11Player nameCuypers
Average rating6.36
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Squad number20Player nameOrban
Average rating6.90
Substitutes
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Squad number8Player nameOdjidja-Ofoe
Average rating6.00
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Squad number18Player nameSamoise
Average rating5.76
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Squad number25Player nameNúrio Fortuna
Average rating6.09
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Squad number34Player nameTissoudali
Average rating5.51
West Ham United
Starting XI
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Squad number13Player nameAréola
Average rating6.53
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Squad number2Player nameJohnson
Average rating4.90
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Squad number21Player nameOgbonna
Average rating6.26
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Squad number27Player nameAguerd
Average rating6.10
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Average rating6.43
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Squad number12Player nameDownes
Average rating6.59
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Squad number41Player nameRice
Average rating6.78
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Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Average rating5.86
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
Average rating6.80
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Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Average rating6.02
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Squad number18Player nameIngs
Average rating6.49
Substitutes
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Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Average rating5.43
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Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Average rating5.85
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Squad number11Player nameLucas Paquetá
Average rating6.78
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Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Average rating5.53
Line-ups
KAA Gent
Formation 3-5-2
- 33Roef
- 4PiatkowskiBooked at 73mins
- 2Okumu
- 23TorunarighaSubstituted forDomingos Matias Fortunaat 65′minutes
- 14Castro-Montes
- 24Kums
- 13De SartBooked at 47mins
- 7HongSubstituted forOdjidja-Ofoeat 64′minutes
- 19FofanaSubstituted forSamoiseat 65′minutes
- 11Cuypers
- 20OrbanSubstituted forTissoudaliat 83′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Nardi
- 8Odjidja-Ofoe
- 10Hauge
- 15Lagae
- 18Samoise
- 25Domingos Matias Fortuna
- 29Depoitre
- 31Godeau
- 34Tissoudali
West Ham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 13Aréola
- 2Johnson
- 21OgbonnaBooked at 34mins
- 27Aguerd
- 5CoufalBooked at 87mins
- 12DownesBooked at 23minsSubstituted forLucas Paquetáat 74′minutes
- 41Rice
- 33EmersonSubstituted forCresswellat 88′minutes
- 20Bowen
- 10LanziniSubstituted forBenrahmaat 61′minutes
- 18IngsSubstituted forAntonioat 60′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Fabianski
- 3Cresswell
- 4Zouma
- 8Fornals
- 9Antonio
- 11Lucas Paquetá
- 14Cornet
- 22Benrahma
- 24Kehrer
- 28Soucek
- 49Anang
- 72Mubama
- Referee:
- Anastasios Sidiropoulos
Match Stats
Live Text
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Match ends, KAA Gent 1, West Ham United 1.
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Second Half ends, KAA Gent 1, West Ham United 1.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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VAR Decision: No Red Card Kamil Piatkowski (KAA Gent).
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Hand ball by Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent).
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Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
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Attempt missed. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alessio Castro-Montes.
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Julien De Sart (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
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Foul by Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent).
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Ben Johnson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
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Attempt blocked. Julien De Sart (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell replaces Emerson.
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Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
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Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
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Attempt missed. Tarik Tissoudali (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matisse Samoise.
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Attempt blocked. Alessio Castro-Montes (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Substitution, KAA Gent. Tarik Tissoudali replaces Gift Orban.
