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Edson Alvarez scored his first goal for West Ham since arriving from Ajax in AugustWest Ham sealed their place in the Europa League last 16 - avoiding a play-off against a side dropping down from the Champions League - with a confident win over Freiburg.
Knowing a draw would be enough to clinch top spot in Group A, the Hammers led when Mohammed Kudus controlled Edson Alvarez's pinpoint pass on his chest before coolly slotting in.
A solid start was further rewarded when Mexico midfielder Alvarez doubled the lead three minutes before half-time with a smart finish after a driving run.
It was his first West Ham goal since his summer move from Ajax.
From that point on the Premier League side remained in total command and maintained their intensity in an assured performance.
Freiburg, who are eighth in the German Bundesliga, offered little threat in response.
The visitors slightly improved in the final half hour, with Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski saving a curling shot from Ritsu Doan, but the defeat meant they finished second in the group behind the Hammers.
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West Ham United
Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number15Player nameMavropanos
Squad number27Player nameAguerd
Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number14Player nameKudus
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number17Player nameCornet
Squad number18Player nameIngs
Squad number24Player nameKehrer
Squad number45Player nameMubama
SC Freiburg
Squad number1Player nameAtubolu
Squad number25Player nameSildillia
Squad number28Player nameGinter
Squad number5Player nameGulde
Squad number33Player nameMakengo
Squad number42Player nameDoan
Squad number8Player nameEggestein
Squad number27Player nameHöfler
Squad number32Player nameGrifo
Squad number22Player nameSallai
Squad number38Player nameGregoritsch
Squad number7Player nameWeißhaupt
Squad number9Player nameHöler
Squad number17Player nameKübler
Squad number20Player nameAdamu
Squad number34Player nameRöhl
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Fabianski
- 5CoufalSubstituted forKehrerat 88'minutes
- 15Mavropanos
- 27Aguerd
- 33Emerson
- 28Soucek
- 19ÁlvarezSubstituted forFornalsat 54'minutes
- 7Ward-Prowse
- 14KudusSubstituted forCornetat 88'minutes
- 20BowenSubstituted forIngsat 72'minutes
- 10Lucas PaquetáSubstituted forMubamaat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Johnson
- 3Cresswell
- 4Zouma
- 8Fornals
- 17Cornet
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 22Benrahma
- 23Areola
- 24Kehrer
- 32Coventry
- 45Mubama
Freiburg
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Atubolu
- 25Sildillia
- 28Ginter
- 5Gulde
- 33MakengoSubstituted forKüblerat 74'minutes
- 42Doan
- 8EggesteinSubstituted forHölerat 56'minutes
- 27Höfler
- 32GrifoSubstituted forWeißhauptat 69'minutes
- 22SallaiSubstituted forRöhlat 45'minutes
- 38GregoritschSubstituted forAdamuat 56'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Weißhaupt
- 9Höler
- 17Kübler
- 20Adamu
- 21Müller
- 34Röhl
- 35Rüdlin
- 54Baur
- 67Jantunen
Live Text
Match ends, West Ham United 2, SC Freiburg 0.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, SC Freiburg 0.
Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Merlin Röhl (SC Freiburg).
Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
Junior Adamu (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Danny Ings (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg).
Divin Mubama (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Merlin Röhl (SC Freiburg).
Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Mohammed Kudus.
Substitution, West Ham United. Thilo Kehrer replaces Vladimír Coufal.
Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Junior Adamu (SC Freiburg).
Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg).
Attempt saved. Merlin Röhl (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiliann Sildillia.
Danny Ings (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kiliann Sildillia (SC Freiburg).
Offside, SC Freiburg. Kiliann Sildillia is caught offside.
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