Awoniyi went close to a swift leveller, denied by a brilliant Areola save, as West Ham failed to put foot on throat after their early breakthrough. The one clear chance to double the lead came on the counter-attack as James Ward-Prowse and Mohammed Kudus combined to free Paqueta, but the Ghanaian’s pass was premature and too softly weighted. Paqueta, checking back and off balance, could only shoot tamely at Vlachodimos.
