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West Ham secured their progress to the next round of the Con Cup with aplomb against fellow group favourites Anderlecht, a comfortable 2-0 win was on the cards courtesy of goals by Benrahma and Bowen before a late penalty gifted to the visitors ensured the traditional anxiety fans have grown accustomed to over the years had a chance to test the nerves.

West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Johnson, Ogbonna, Cresswell ©, Emerson, Lanzini, Downes, Paquetá, Benrahma, Bowen Subs: Randolph (GK), Hegyi (GK), Dawson, Coventry, Rice, Fornals, F.Potts, Forson, Scarles, Souček, Scamacca
Anderlecht: Van Crombrugge ©, Debast, Delcroix, N’Diaye, Murillo, Arnstad, Diawara, Verschaeren, Amuzu, Esposito, Silva Subs: Verbruggen (GK), Coosemans (GK), Hoedt, Raman, Vertonghen, Ishaq, Sadiki, Stroeykens, Ait El Hadj, Sardella, Leoni, Stassin

This evening West Ham United have the opportunity of 'putting to bed' their qualification for the final group stage of the UEFA Conference League Cup, more commonly referred ro as the Con Cup by those within the football industry. Whether it has a joke name nor indeed whether it is a 'real' barometer of how a club is doing it is what it is and as such represents a route through to next season's Europa League as well as giving fans the chance to 'do Europe', albeit in a slightly Busman's holiday setting.