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West Ham player ratings vs Lyon: Declan Rice dominant with Craig Dawson immense at the back on historic night

West Ham are into the Europa League semi-finals after a rampant 3-0 victory over Lyon.

After a chaotic start, with Lyon leaving the hosts in a spin at the back, West Ham took hold.

Craig Dawson rose to head home a Pablo Fornals corner at the near post to open the scoring and move the Hammers ahead on aggregate.

Minutes later captain Declan Rice fired a low deflected effort in on the stroke of half-time before, three minutes into the second half, Jarrod Bowen buried the tie with a right-footed finish.

Here is how Jack Rosser rated the Hammers in Lyon…

Alphonse Areola 7

Alert to any trouble early on and rarely troubled after West Ham took hold.

Vladimir Coufal 6

Struggled early on with Lyon creating plenty in the opening 20 minutes but settled well.

Craig Dawson 9

Trademark headed goal to open the scoring before putting a shaky start behind him and blocking everything at the back throughout the second half.

Issa Diop 8

Some superb headed clearances as West Ham struggled to grapple with Lyon early on.

Ben Johnson 8

Deputised wonderfully for Aaron Cresswell and was lively getting forward.

Declan Rice 9

Helped turn the tide in midfield after the chaotic start and dominated from thereafter.

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Tomas Soucek 7

Combative presence in midfield and looked to make a nuisance of himself getting forward.

Jarrod Bowen 8

Extremely lively going forward and took his goal superbly. The sort of chance he would have scuppered last season.

Manuel Lanzini 8

Tenacious off the ball and technically savvy on it. Fine performance.

Pablo Fornals 9

One of the sharpest players on the pitch. Devilish delivery for the Dawson goal and a brilliant first time ball for Bowen’s.

Michail Antonio 8

Still waiting for a goal but proved a nightmare for the Lyon defenders throughout.

Substitutes

Mark Noble 7

Superb moment for the West Ham skipper to get on in a game like this.

Andriy Yarmolenko n/a

Said Benrahma n/a

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