Fiorentina 1 West Ham 2 LIVE RESULT: Bowen becomes Hammers hero after firing Irons to epic Conference League final win
WEST HAM have WON their first European triumph in 58 years after beating Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final - and they had to do it the hard way.
Said Benrahma fired the Hammers ahead with a well-executed penalty.
But their lead was quickly wiped out by midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura.
However, Jarrod Bowen became a Hammers hero after scoring a stoppage-time strike to seal the deal in Prague
- LIVE RESULT: Fiorentina 1-2 West Ham
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- Fiorentina XI: Terracciano; Dodo, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Amrabat, Mandragora; Gonzalez, Kouame, Jovic
- West Ham XI: Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Rice, Soucek; Paqueta, Bowen, Antonio; Benrahma
- Premier League teams' fate if West Ham win
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West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
31. West Ham need to stop giving the ball away so easily.
They seem to be constantly under pressure as the defensive lines are getting no break at all.
Benrahama goes down on the edge of the Italian box and referee produces the first yellow card for diving.
The replay shows the official was spot on there.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
29. Bowen does well out wide and manages to get a quality cross into the box but it is met by an Italian head.
The ball loops up in the air and the keeper comes to collect it.
As Fiorentina stream forward, yet again, they struggle to find that final killer pass.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
27. West Ham are getting no decisions at all.
The referee seems to be favouring the claims of the Italians all of the time.
Antonio is trying to get in behind the Fiorentina defence more and more.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
27. West Ham are getting no decisions at all.
The referee seems to be favouring the claims of the Italians all of the time.
Antonio is trying to get in behind the Fiorentina defence more and more.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
25. Michail Antonio is really struggling to hold the ball up when it is played to him.
Jovic wins a corner for Fiorentina as they continue to press.
The ball is whipped in and Milenkovic has a free header but gets too much on it as it goers well over the bar.
Credit: AFP West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
23. West Ham have scored the most goals in this tournament in counter attack play and from what we have seen so far, they will need more of this tonight.
They have never been known as a possession team whereas their opponents are known for it.
If the Hammers can get the first goal tonight it could change the pressure they are being put under.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
21. Huge cheer from the West Ham fans as they finally get a free kick from tonight's referee.
Jovic had a glimpse of goal moments ago but the Hammers managed to get players between him and Areola.
Moyes will be wanting his side to press more further up the pitch.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
19. David Moyes' team seem content getting numbers behind the ball whenever Fiorentina are in possession.
They need to close the Italians down more as they are having too much time on the ball.
When West Ham get a foot in, they seem to struggle retaining the ball.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
17. It is quite an even game so far, with neither keeper having been really tested.
Both sides seem keen to pile forward when in possession of the ball.
West Ham are having to take a more direct approach.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
15. Any slight contact seems to be the cue for the Italians to go to ground here in Prague tonight.
If the Roman legions employed these same tactics, their conquering of Europe would not have gone much further than Switzerland.
West Ham are looking to absorb the attacks and hit them on the counter attack.
Credit: AP West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
13. Both sides are getting stuck into the challenges, giving their opponents no time on the ball.
West Ham work it well to Bowen out wide but his clipped cross is headed clear.
David Moyes' side come forward once again and Declan Rice shoots from the edge of the box but it always curling wide of Terraciano's goal.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
11. Dodo is down on the ground for Italiano's side.
A stray arm from Benrahma seems to have caught him but it was purely accidental.
There is blood on the player's face which needs to be addressed by the medical staff.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
9. The Viola come forward once again and work the ball across the pitch well, finally finding Mandragora.
He sees the chance for a chance and fires one at the West Ham goal.
Fortunately this one is not troubling Areola as it fizzes wide of the upright.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
7. The Italians are looking as comfortable on the ball as they are on the floor so far in Prague.
Amrabat is seeing a lit of the ball and controlling play for Fiorentina in the middle of the park.
The very animated Italiano is playing the Mourinho role on the touchline in these early stages.
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5. The early stages here seem like a version of the Italian acting awards.
Maybe these are the 'dark arts' their manager spoke over in the lead up to the game.
You have to hope that the referee is wise to this and doesn't pander to the simulation by the Fiorentina players.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
3. Buraghi goes to clear the ball on the left and Bowen wins the ball but the Fiorentina player goes down like his career is over.
The replay shows the West Ham player didn't even touch him.
Let's hope we don't see the tactics of Roma in the Europa League final here this evening.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
1. Fiorentina come straight out of the traps on the attack.
As they get to the edge of the Hammers' penalty area, Kouame looks to shoot but his effort is blocked.
West Ham go straight down the other end and Antonio works the keeper for the first time this evening.
Kick-off: West Ham vs Fiorentina
This what we have all been waiting for.
We are underway in the Eden Arena, Prague.
Fiorentina get the game underway.
Teams in the tunnel
Both sets of players look focussed as they wait to walk out onto the pitch as ex-Liverpool player Vladimir Smicer parades the trophy they are playing for on the pitch.
West Ham will be in their change strip this evening, minus their sponsor due to the country's laws.
It is a cauldron of noise as both sets of players walk out into the Eden Arena, if the football matches the atmosphere, we are in for a cracker.
West Ham fans buzzing for kick off
As we edge closer to kick off, the English contingent are raring to go in the stands in Prague.
It will be a battle of noise between the two sets of fans as much as a football clash on the pitch.
The fans have the chance to get behind their side and calm any early nerves the players may have.
Credit: PA West Ham hoping to Czech out in Prague
David Moyes has selected both Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal in his starting line-up this evening.
Both players have been on this pitch before when they used to turn out for Slavia Prague and know it well.
That could prove to be worth its weight in gold when it comes to tackling this Fiorentina side in the final tonight.
Written in the stars for Hammers' captain
What a way it could be sign off his West Ham career to bring their first European trophy back to London in 58 years.
It was back in 1965 that they won the European Cup Winners' Cup.
As a massive West Ham fan himself, these are the sort of nights that Declan Rice dreamed of, kicking the ball around the streets as a kid.
Credit: EPA Not just a trophy for both sides
This final tonight means so much more to both of these teams than just lifting some much needed silverware.
It would also mean European football next season, something neither team has cemented from their league positions this season.
That reason alone adds some spice to this game in Prague.
Credit: Getty Moyes' chance to etch name in history
David Moyes has the chance to become the first British manager to lift a European trophy since Sir Alex Ferguson this evening.
He would add his name to an elustrious list of Jock Stein, Matt Busby, Bill Shankly and Sir Alex Ferguson as Scottish managers to do just that.
It could be the manager's first major trophy in his managerial career this evening.
West Ham with point to prove
After the disappointment of being knocked out of last season's Europa League at the semi-final stage by Eintracht Frankfurt, the players will use that pain as a catalyst this evening.
They do not want to be sat in the dressing room after the game listening to the Fiorentina players celebrating.
Hammers' fans will be hoping to be seeing Declan Rice lifting this trophy in Prague this evening.