West Ham United survive scare, Villarreal beat Beer Sheva in Conference League
West Ham United survived an early scare to win 3-2 at Danes Silkeborg and Villarreal edged Hapoel Beer Sheva in the group stage of the Europa Conference League on Thursday. Silkeborg, making their first group stage appearance in Europe since the 1997 Intertoto Cup, broke the deadlock after less than five minutes thanks to Kasper Kusk's effort. The Hammers responded just before the quarter of an hour mark as Manuel Lanzini converted a spot-kick.