West Ham fell to defeat at Freiburg in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.
The Hammers beat their Bundesliga counterparts twice in the group stage and were looking fairly comfortable until Michael Gregoritsch pounced soon after coming off the bench.
The Austrian lost several defenders to tap in Roland Sallai’s mis-hit shot across the penalty area nine minutes from time.
The Hammers thought they were going to get a penalty in injury time, but after a long Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check for a potential Noah Weisshaupt handball, it was not given.
David Moyes’ side should have been ahead long before Freiburg’s goal though.
Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta both missed the target from fine Mohammed Kudus crosses, and Bowen’s curling effort from the corner of the box was well saved by Noah Atubolu.
This was only Freiburg’s second win in 90 minutes in any competition since 2024.
West Ham must win next Thursday in London to have a chance of following on from their last two European runs.
More to follow.
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SC Freiburg
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Squad number1Player nameAtubolu
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Squad number25Player nameSildillia
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Squad number28Player nameGinter
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Squad number5Player nameGulde
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Squad number30Player nameGünter
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Squad number27Player nameHöfler
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Squad number42Player nameDoan
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Squad number8Player nameEggestein
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Squad number9Player nameHöler
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Squad number32Player nameGrifo
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Squad number22Player nameSallai
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Squad number7Player nameWeißhaupt
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Squad number17Player nameKübler
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Squad number23Player nameMuslija
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Squad number34Player nameRöhl
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Squad number38Player nameGregoritsch
West Ham United
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Squad number1Player nameFabianski
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
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Squad number15Player nameMavropanos
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Squad number4Player nameZouma
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Squad number33Player nameEmerson
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
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Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
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Squad number14Player nameKudus
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Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
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Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
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Squad number3Player nameCresswell
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Squad number9Player nameAntonio
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Squad number11Player namePhillips
Line-ups
Freiburg
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Atubolu
- 25SildilliaBooked at 40minsSubstituted forKüblerat 82′minutes
- 28Ginter
- 5Gulde
- 30Günter
- 27Höfler
- 42DoanSubstituted forMuslijaat 82′minutes
- 8Eggestein
- 9HölerSubstituted forGregoritschat 70′minutes
- 32GrifoSubstituted forWeißhauptat 70′minutes
- 22SallaiBooked at 50minsSubstituted forRöhlat 88′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Szalai
- 7Weißhaupt
- 14Keitel
- 17Kübler
- 20Adamu
- 21Müller
- 23Muslija
- 26Philipp
- 31Uphoff
- 33Makengo
- 34Röhl
- 38Gregoritsch
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Fabianski
- 5Coufal
- 15Mavropanos
- 4Zouma
- 33EmersonSubstituted forCresswellat 68′minutes
- 28Soucek
- 19Álvarez
- 14Kudus
- 7Ward-ProwseSubstituted forPhillipsat 81′minutes
- 10Lucas PaquetáBooked at 58minsSubstituted forAntonioat 90+1′minutes
- 20Bowen
Substitutes
- 2Johnson
- 3Cresswell
- 9Antonio
- 11Phillips
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 23Areola
- 40Earthy
- 42Casey
- 45Mubama
- 49Anang
- 61Orford
- Referee:
- Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
Live Text
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Match ends, SC Freiburg 1, West Ham United 0.
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Second Half ends, SC Freiburg 1, West Ham United 0.
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VAR Decision: No Penalty West Ham United.
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Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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Attempt blocked. Kalvin Phillips (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
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Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lukas Kübler.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Lucas Paquetá.
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Substitution, SC Freiburg. Merlin Röhl replaces Roland Sallai.
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Florent Muslija (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
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Foul by Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg).
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Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Günter.
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Substitution, SC Freiburg. Florent Muslija replaces Ritsu Doan.
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Substitution, SC Freiburg. Lukas Kübler replaces Kiliann Sildillia.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Kalvin Phillips replaces James Ward-Prowse.
