West Ham United will be looking to lift their first major trophy since 1980 when they face Fiorentina on Wednesday night in the final of the Europa Conference League.
2022/2023 UEFA Europa Conference League
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Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
1' Antonio's long shot stopped
8' Mandragora's long shot wide out
12' Rice's long shot wide out
31' Yellow Card! Saïd Benrahma booked
48' OFFSIDE! Jovic’s goal disallowed
53' Yellow Card! Aguerd booked
62' Penalty Goal! Fiorentina 0-1 West Ham (Saïd Benrahma)
67' GOAL! Fiorentina 1-1 West Ham (Bonaventura)
75' Yellow Card! Milenkovic booked
81' Soucek's header stopped
90' GOAL! Fiorentina 1-2 West Ham (Bowen)
Match Report
Jarrod Bowen's last-minute goal clinched Europa Conference League glory for West Ham with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in the final in Prague.
Bowen latched onto Lucas Paqueta's pass and fired home a low finish to spark delirious West Ham celebrations at the Fortuna Arena and secure the club's first piece of major silverware in 43 years.
Earlier, Said Benrahma's 67th-minute penalty had been cancelled out by a quickfire strike by Giacomo Bonaventura, but David Moyes' side showed impressive resilience, withstanding heavy pressure at times during the game and then striking in the 90th minute.
The victory ends a wait of more than four decades for major silverware and means they have won a European trophy for the second time in their history following the club's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1965. It also guarantees their place in next year's Europa League.
Line-ups
Fiorentina XI: Bonaventura, Pietro Terracciano, Biraghi, Jovic, Amrabat, Mandragora, Kouame, Dodô, Milenkovic, N. Gonzalez, L. Ranieri
Subs: Saponara, A.Duncan, Barak, Brekalo, Venuti, Ikone, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Arthur Cabral, Igor, Michele Cerofolini, Aleksa Terzic, Alessandro Bianco
West Ham XI: Antonio, Areola, Vladimir Coufal, Zouma, Emerson, Saïd Benrahma, Soucek, Bowen, Aguerd, Rice, Paqueta
Subs: Fabianski, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Ings, Lanzini, Cornet, Kehrer, Fornals, Ben Johnson, Flynn Downes, Divin Mubama, Freddie Potts