West Ham 3-1 Viborg: Gianluca Scamacca scores his first goal for the Hammers who hold a two-goal advantage

Gianluca Scamacca scored his first West Ham goal as the Hammers secured a 3-1 win over Danish side Viborg in the first leg of their Europa Conference League play-off. It took the Italy international just 24 minutes to get off the mark on his full debut, the summer signing from Sassuolo making the breakthrough with a typical header from a Maxwel Cornet cross.

Ad A lovely strike from Jarrod Bowen in the 64th minute doubled the Hammers’ lead before Jakob Bonde Jensen halved the deficit. Michail Antonio came off the bench to restore West Ham’s two-goal advantage.

TransfersWest Ham sign defender Kehrer from Paris Saint-GermainYESTERDAY AT 13:10 West Ham were slow to get out of the blocks, with Viborg seeing a lot of the ball in the early stages. But the stuffing was knocked out of the visitors when West Ham’s new boys combined to devastating effect, Cornet turning his marker inside out before delivering a precision cross that was ruthlessly finished by the head of Scamacca.

The goal gave the London Stadium a lift as West Ham took control of the half with Scamacca stinging the gloves of goalkeeper Lucas Lund Pedersen moments later. But they took their foot off the pedal and were almost punished in the opening exchanges of the second period, Alphonse Areola making a big save to deny Justin Lonwijk and keep his side in the lead.

Another moment of class gave West Ham daylight in the tie when Bowen unleashed a shot from distance that left the goalkeeper helpless as it hit the bottom corner. Europa Conference League group standings Europa Conference League fixtures / results But such a comfortable margin only lasted a matter of moments as Jensen gave the hosts something to think about with a thumping back post header, leaving David