Viborg 0-3 West Ham (agg: 1-6): Hammers reach Europa Conference League group stage
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Gianluca Scamacca was the second-highest Italian scorer in Serie A in 2021-22 with 16 goals from 36 games
West Ham put their poor Premier League form behind them to reach the group stage of the Europa Conference League.
The Hammers, who have lost their opening three domestic games, demolished Viborg 6-1 on aggregate in the play-off round.
Leading 3-1 from the first leg, David Moyes' side extended their lead on aggregate through Italy forward Gianluca Scamacca in Denmark.
Said Benrahma made it 2-0 on the night before Tomas Soucek added a third.
The Hammers will discover their group-stage opponents on Friday, with Moyes' side now facing six Europa Conference League games between 8 September and 3 November.
Hammers cruise into group stage
This was a welcome win for Moyes and his players, who are bottom of the Premier League table without a point or a goal.
They have lost to Manchester City, Nottingham Forest and Brighton but made easy work of seeing off Viborg, who are sixth in Denmark's top flight.
Scamacca struck at the near post from a cross for his second goal in West Ham colours since joining in a £30.5m deal from Sassuolo last month.
Algeria winger Benrahma raced onto Maxwel Cornet's forward pass to slot into the far corner to make it 2-0.
The Czech Republic midfielder Soucek struck from close range to seal an emphatic aggregate win for last season's Europa League semi-finalists.
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