Tomáš Souček struck in the final minute to give West Ham United a hard-earned 1-0 victory at FK TSC Bačka Topola on Thursday night.
The Irons looked set to be held to a frustrating goalless draw by their stubborn hosts until Souček popped up with the vital goal right at the end – netting for a fifth game in succession for club and country in the process.
Souček’s goal was especially important given Freiburg’s 5-0 win at Olympiacos which threatened to see them leapfrog the Irons at the top of UEFA Europa League Group A ahead of their meeting at London Stadium in a fortnight.
Now the Hammers will go into the group finale knowing they have already progressed to the knockout stages of this competition, and a point would see them directly through to the round of 16.
Watch extended highlights from the game in the video player above.
