West Ham United lost against Astra Giurgiu in the Europa League qualifying playoff tie.
West Ham United’s Winston Reid in action with FC Astra Giurgiu’s Florin Lovin
Trevor Sinclair has taken to social networking site Twitter to give his reaction to West Ham United’s performance against Astra Giurgiu on Thursday evening.
West Ham suffered a 1-0 defeat to Astra at home in the second leg of the Europa League qualifying playoff tie.
Filipe Teixeira’s goal on the stroke of half time proved to be the difference between the two sides at the London Stadium.
The 1-0 defeat in London means that the Hammers have been knocked out 2-1 on aggregate.
West Ham United’s Darren Randolph and Winston Reid look dejected after FC Astra Giurgiu’s first goal
Former West Ham winger Sinclair was following the match, and he was not impressed with the performance of Slaven Bilic’s side.
The ex-England international has suggested on Twitter that the Hammers’ performance on Thursday evening should be a concern ahead of the Premier League game against Manchester City away from home at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday evening.
Former West Ham striker Dean Ashton was also following the game, and he was disappointed with the London club’s display.
FC Astra Giurgiu’s Filipe Teixeira scores their first goal as West Ham United’s Winston Reid looks on
West Ham will find it tough to win against City, who are in great form at the moment and will be expected to pick up all three points from the game at the Etihad Stadium this weekend.
West Ham United’s Darren Randolph and West Ham United’s Angelo Ogbonna in action with FC Astra Giurgiu’s Denis Alibec
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