The Hammers advanced thanks to an injury-time winner from Pablo Fornals.
Following West Ham's victory over AZ Alkmaar in the Europa Conference League semi-final in the Netherlands, David Moyes was worried about members of his family when AZ Alkmaar supporters tried to attack a portion of the West Ham crowd.
A group of hooded, black-shirted AZ ultras attempted to storm the area designated for friends and relatives behind the dugout after Pablo Fornals' injury-time winner.
In an effort to calm things down, players like Michail Antonio, Said Benrahma, Aaron Cresswell, and Flynn Downes climbed over the billboards.
Moyes said: "I can't explain what occurred or why it happened. My father, David Snr, who is 87 years old, was at the game.
"I can only conclude that the players were participating because the majority of their family and friends were present in the family section. That was likely the trigger for the response.
Was I concerned? Yes, my relatives and friends were seated there as well. You were expecting they would make an effort to escape from it.
"Because I had entered the field of play, I did not recognize it. Security wanted to bring me in, but I had to make sure that none of my players were present.
"We don't want to ruin the evening in any way since it was clearly not West Ham fans aiming for problems. I hope they investigate it.
Alphonse Areola, the goalkeeper for the Hammers, added: "We don't want to see anything like that when families or friends are visiting the stadium. They want to enjoy the occasion, and we want to share that enjoyment with them. We were concerned for them.
Families of AZ players got into a fight with West Ham supporters during the first leg of last week's match at the London Stadium.
"What happened last week was very unfortunate, and then you get the same feeling as what happened tonight," AZ CEO Pascal Jansen remarked.
I'm a little embarrassed that it happened in our stadium, but you have to keep your emotions in check.
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