Lyon vs West Ham Europa League quarter-final preview: Where to watch, kick-off time, predicted line-ups
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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When is it? How can you watch it? What are the possible line-ups? All you need to know about the UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg between Lyon and West Ham.
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Lyon and West Ham meet in their UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg on Thursday 14 April.
Lyon vs West Ham at a glance
When: Thursday 14 April (21:00 CET kick-off)
Where: OL Stadium, Décines
What: UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg
How it stands: (1-1 after the first leg)
How to follow: Build-up and live coverage will appear here
Semi-final opponent: Frankfurt / Barcelona
Where to watch Lyon vs West Ham on TV
Fans can find their local UEFA Europa League broadcast partner(s) here.
What happened in the first leg?
The dismissal of Aaron Cresswell on the stroke of half-time looked to have hamstrung the Hammers, but they went ahead soon after the interval when Jarrod Bowen clipped in via a deflection off Jérôme Boateng. Lyon ensured they returned home with parity thanks to Tanguy Ndombélé's tap-in midway through the second half.
Possible starting line-ups
Lyon: Pollersbeck; Dubois, Boateng, Lukeba, Emerson; Mendes, Ndombélé; Faivre, Toko Ekambi, Aouar; Dembélé
Suspended for second leg: none
Misses next game if booked: Boateng, Dubois, Lukeba
West Ham: Aréola; Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Masuaku; Souček, Rice; Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals; Antonio
Suspended for second leg: Cresswell
Misses next game if booked: Rice
Away goals rule abolished
There has been a rule change for 2021/22: ties level after the second leg will go to extra time and a penalty shoot-out if required, irrespective of the number of away goals a team has scored.
Form guide
Lyon
Last five games (all competitions, most recent first): DDWDD
Where they stand: 10th in Ligue 1
West Ham
Last five games (all competitions, most recent first): LDWLW
Where they stand: 6th in Premier League
Expert predictions
Ian Holyman, match reporter
Lyon are predictably unpredictable, so forget their league form: Peter Bosz's men are one of those sides who can beat anyone 'on their day'. West Ham will travel to France optimistic, but nevertheless hoping to catch their hosts on a day when OL's undoubted individual talent doesn't sync.
What the coaches say
Peter Bosz, Lyon coach: "West Ham will play the same way they did at the London Stadium, I think. My team have to be prepared for every scenario. I coach my team to win games, but to do so, you have to take shots and score. I hope we will learn from the things we didn't do well in the first leg. The fans will be behind us this time, which makes a big difference. The players must repay our supporters on the pitch."
David Moyes, West Ham manager: "I don't think we've got a second chance – we've got a great chance. If you'd have given me this, I'd have taken that off you all day long. 1-1 at this stage in the competition is a really powerful position to be in. We've got a bit of toughness about us which I think we showed, playing 45 minutes with ten men – let's see what we can do when we've got eleven men."
When and where is the 2022 Europa League final?
Sevilla's Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium will stage the final on Wednesday 18 May.
The winners gain a place in the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage, if they have not qualified via their domestic competition.