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If only the Premier League came as easy to West Ham as the Europa Conference League.
By beating Larnaca, David Moyes’ men made it nine wins from nine in the competition this season and they will target a perfect 10 in next week’s last-16 second leg.
Michail Antonio’s two goals were enough to defeat the Cypriot First Division side located along the coast from Ayia Napa. A few West Ham fans may leave that party town with headaches, but not the players, nor the manager, after this controlled performance.
Moyes selected a strong line-up, resisting the urge to rest Declan Rice. The captain was among several regular first-teamers who started as West Ham target qualification for the quarter finals.
The Premier League remains Moyes’ priority – his ‘bread and butter’ as he likes to call it – and Aston Villa are the next visitors to the London Stadium on Sunday.
West Ham made it nine Europa Conference League wins from nine games on Wednesday
They beat Larnaca 2-0 at a sold-out AEK Arena, as 1,600 Hammers fans travel to Cyprus
It does no harm to warm up with a win, albeit Villa will provide a much sterner test than the one West Ham faced in this idyllic Cypriot city.
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