There is often not much to report from this kind of fixture, qualification for West Ham assured and only the slight jeopardy of a point still being needed across two games to dodge a knockout playoff in the New Year.
That aim was achieved thanks to Manuel Lanzini’s first-half penalty and a 1-0 victory over Silkeborg, but if the long-awaited debut of Nayef Aguerd was supposed to offer a layer of intrigue more substantial than the nominal main event then it did not quite deliver.
