West Ham United will head into the second leg of their Europa Conference League play-off qualifying tie against Viborg next Thursday with a 3-1 lead.
The Hammers , without manager David Moyes, captain Declan Rice and vice-captain Aaron Cresswell through suspension, put themselves 2-0 up shortly after the hour mark with Gianluca Scamacca heading in the opener on his full debut before Jarrod Bowen’s second half wonder-strike.
Danish opponents Viborg found a way back into the tie five minutes after going two goals behind when Jakob Bonde headed in from close range, before substitutes Said Benrahma and Michail Antonio combined, with the latter tapping in a third to restore the two-goal advantage ahead the Hammers’ second leg trip to Denmark.
