Less than three minutes after the break, Bowen went close again, racing onto Füllkrug’s  pass and holding off two defenders, but poking his shot a yard past the post.

West Ham remained on top and minutes later Aaron Wan-Bissaka crossed to the far post for fellow wing-back Diouf, who headed back across goal and wide. The Irons kept pushing and, after fine work from Freddie Potts and Bowen, Füllkrug met Wan-Bissaka’s cross with a powerful header that Bodart did well to push over the crossbar. 

Kilman then nodded the resulting Ward-Prowse corner over, before Nayef Aguerd headed the next corner past the far post, then Füllkrug blasted high and wide from Lucas Paquetá’s rolled pass and Ward-Prowse fired a free-kick into the Lille defensive wall.

With five minutes to go, Diouf, Füllkrug and Bowen combined again on a lightning counter, only for Bodart to turn the England man’s fierce strike onto the crossbar and behind.

Then, finally, on 87 minutes, the equaliser came courtesy of Füllkrug. High pressing from Bowen and Kyle Walker-Peters turned the ball over, Tomáš Souček got to the byline and pulled back for the big German to score with a powerful first-time finish.

Into the penalty shootout and Bodart initially got his revenge, saving Füllkrug’s opening effort. Haraldsson, Bowen, Mukau, Ward-Prowse, Alexsandro, Souček, Soriba Diaoune and Aguerd all scored, before Areola denied Ngoy to take it to sudden death.

Kilman kept his nerve to make it 5-4 West Ham, and Areola saved from Baret to secure the Cup for the Hammers!

 

West Ham United: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo (Walker-Peters 75), Kilman, Aguerd, Diouf, Potts (Rodríguez 75), Ward-Prowse, Paquetá (Souček 75), Bowen ©, Füllkrug
Subs not used: Foderingham (GK), Awesu (GK), Scarles, Mavropanos, Álvarez, Orford, Irving, Luis Guilherme

Goal: Füllkrug 87

Booked: Paquetá, Potts
 

LOSC Lille: Bodart, Mandi (Touré 38), Alexsandro, Mukau, Perraud (Cossier 66), André © (Bouaddi 78), Ngoy, Haraldsson, Correia (Baret 84), Broholm (Sahraoui 78), Giroud (Diaoune 84)
Subs not used: Sajous (GK), Bentaleb, Burlet, Diakité, Fernandez-Pardo

Goal: Giroud 45+1
 

Referee: Darren England

Attendance: 23,104