West Ham secured top spot in Group H and a place in the Europa League last 16 with a 2-0 victory at Rapid Vienna. With Austria recently returning to a full national lockdown to curb rising Covid-19 infections, the game was played in an empty stadium, but it did not deter West Ham, who continued their impressive Europa League campaign. Andriy Yarmolenko headed the Hammers in front in the 39th minute before the Ukraine international was brought down inside the penalty area as skipper Mark Noble doubled the advantage from the spot in stoppage time at the end of the first half (45+2). With a trip to Manchester City in mind on Sunday, David Moyes shuffled his pack in the second half as West Ham cruised to a win that continues their unbeaten record in this season’s competition and means they top the group with a game to spare to avoid the play-off round. How West Ham cruised into the last-16… With Vienna in lockdown, Rapid were unable to call on their boisterous fans to lift them, and ...