West Ham United booked their place in the knockout rounds of the Europa Conference League with a 2-1 victory over Anderlecht on Thursday evening.
Goals from Said Benrahma and Jarrod Bowen before half-time were enough to seal top spot and move six points clear at the top of Group B with two games to go, with Sebastiano Esposito’s late penalty proving to be no more than a consolation.
The game was however marred late on by crowd trouble, with fans from the two sides clashing and missiles, including chairs and flares, being thrown. Here are the major talking points as West Ham made it back-to-back seasons in Europe’s knockout rounds.
