West Ham v Lyon ratings: Areola 8, Bowen 8; Dembele 7, Ndombele 9

Hammers battle to 1-1 draw at home in Europa League quarter-final first leg

WEST HAM RATINGS: Alphonse Areola - 8. Stood firm against Lyon’s second half onslaught and was protected well by the 10 men in front of him. Made some good saves and was unlucky that his stop from Tete’s cross fell to Ndombele for the equaliser. AFP

Ryan Fredericks - 7. Stuck to his task and defended well for the most part as Lyon piled on the pressure in the second half. AP

Craig Dawson - 8. At the heart of West Ham’s defence. On a mission and ended up bloodied and banged up as he cleared his lines or made crucial headers in his own box - including denying Dembele, among others. Reuters

Kurt Zouma - 6. Had he sprinted back quicker to cover Cresswell for the red card incident, then the outcome of the sending off may have been different. Made some important clearances later in the game. AFP

Aaron Cresswell - 5. Straight red as the full back was judged to have denied a goal scoring opportunity when he tugged Dembele’s arm. Minimal contact, but it was a correct decision. PA

Tomas Soucek - 5. Charged around committing numerous pointless, clumsy fouls and didn’t really affect the game. PA

Declan Rice - 7. Read the game well, plugging gaps and anticipating the passes through the lines. Had a tame left foot effort from the edge of the box saved , but classy in possession. Getty

Pablo Fornals - 8. Used the ball well and was often the first to initiate an attack. Always a threat in possession and was excellent defensively. It was between him and Bowen as West Ham’s star performer on the night. Reuters

Jarrod Bowen - 8. Scored a scrappy but important goal as he took advantage of loose ball following a mistake by Boateng and Fornal’s deflected shot. Superb work rate and tenacity in and out of possession. Reuters

Michail Antonio - 8. His hold up play was a major feature of West Ham’s strategy. Was a threat all night, but should’ve done better when Bowen played a teasing ball in between himself and the keeper. PA

Said Benrahma - 6. His first touch was sublime as he collected Dawson’s long pass over the top and his side foot effort from the angle was well saved by Lopes. Lively, but final ball let him down. PA

SUBS: Ben Johnson (Benrahma, 46") - 6. Replaced Benrahma at half-time and took Cresswell’s place at left back. Was immediately under pressure as Lyon took advantage of the extra man, but defended diligently. Getty

LYON RATINGS: Anthony Lopes - 7. A pretty solid night for the Portuguese stopper. Didn’t have much to do. AFP

Gusto - 6. A sloppy pass resulted in West Ham’s goal but attempted to make amends by being a constant attacking threat as West Ham defended their box when down to ten men. Getty

Jerome Boateng - 6. Poor reaction from the former Bayern defender for the West Ham goal and was subbed in 64 mins. EPA

Castello - 8. Slid in to make an important block as Antonio pulled the trigger early on in the first half. Lyon’s best defender on the night. AP

Emerson Palmieri - 7. The Brazilian found himself almost playing as a winger in the second half as Lyon pushed players forward. Played some nice passes around the box and his delivery was decent as well. AP

Houssem Aouar - 7. The Frenchman continued to probe and drive at the West Ham defence, but didn’t get too much joy in terms of creating clear cut chances. EPA

Tanguy Ndombele - 9. Long range effort had Areola scrambling across his goal midway through the first half. Tapped in Tete’s deflected cross with the West Ham defence struggling to clear. Was Lyon’s driving force in the second half. Reuters

Thiago Mendes - 8. Good foil for midfield partner Ndombele until he went back to centre back in place of Boateng. Showed his versatility and quality wherever he plays. Getty

Romain Faivre - 6. Quite a quiet night for the winger. As much to do with West Ham’s defending as much as anything. Worked hard, but not very effective. Getty

Lucas Paqueta - 7. The Brazilian picked up the ball in good areas and linked the play well to initiate Lyon attacks. EPA

Moussa Dembele - 7. Looked threatening in the early part of the game, but he didn’t have many goal scoring opportunities. A cheeky wink after the Cresswell sending off won’t go down well with Hammers’ fans. Getty

SUBS: Kenny Tete (Faivre, 64") 7 - Set up the goal with some nice skill down Lyon’s right and was the biggest threat in the second half. Toto Ekambi (Boateng, 64) - 6. Jason Denayer (Mendes, 90") N/A. AFP

Jarrod Bowen scored as West Ham battled to a 1-1 draw in their Europa League quarter-final first leg against Lyon after Aaron Cresswell was sent off just before half-time for a foul on Moussa Dembele.

West Ham were playing in a European quarter-final for the first time in 41 years. They went ahead in the 52nd minute when Bowen pounced on an error by Jerome Boateng.

Tanguy Ndombele, on loan from Tottenham, levelled for Lyon 14 minutes later. But the result could have been a lot different. Manager David Moyes criticised the supporter who ran onto the pitch and ruined a promising West Ham attack on Thursday.

The match ended on a sour note after a pitch invader - the second of the game - jumped out of the home end with 10-man West Ham mounting a rare attack.

"I was baffled," said the West Ham boss. "This is a really good football club doing so many good things.

"But those things tonight didn't help, we were on a counter-attack with an opportunity to score."

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