Tomas Soucek struck late on yet again as West Ham secured their passage into the knockout stages of the Europa League despite a Serbian snooze-fest against Backa Topola.
The Czech midfielder has now scored in his last five matches for club and country after an 89th-minute volley earned a scratchy 1-0 win. Now they need to finish the job against Freiburg at the London Stadium in a fortnight to ensure they top the group and avoid a two-legged playoff in February.
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