What Alphonse Areola did for France while on international duty as West Ham duo pick up wins
Alphonse Areola and Nikola Vlasic both came off the bench on Thursday night as both West Ham players were on the winning side in their countries UEFA Nations League games
Alphonse Areola and Nikola Vlasic both came off the bench on Thursday night to help their national sides secure wins in the UEFA Nations League.
Areola was a half-time substitute and kept a clean sheet as France beat Austria 2-0. The goalkeeper replaced Mike Maignan with Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris missing due to injury.
The appearance was the West Ham United goalkeeper's fourth cap for the senior French national side and his first since playing 90 minutes in a friendly against Bolivia in 2019.
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Vlasic, who is currently out on loan with Serie A side Torino, entered the field with 20 minutes remaining with Croatia 1-0 up against Denmark.
Manchester United's Christian Eriksen equalised minutes later only for Lovro Majer to put Croatia 2-1 up ten minutes from time.
While on the pitch, Vlasic hit the target with his only shot of the game and completed 100 per cent of his passes.
The Hammers have 19 players on international duty across 25 games during the current break, with the club next in action on October 1 when they welcome Wolves to the London Stadium.
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