Team News: Antonio and Rice start in Genk

 

 

Michail Antonio and Declan Rice are among the starters for West Ham United as they aim to seal UEFA Europa League qualification at Genk on Thursday night.

With David Moyes celebrating his 1,000th game in football management, the Hammers will look to keep up their 100 per cent record in Group H.

Alphonse Areola starts in goal, as he has done in the European victories over Rapid Vienna and Genk, while Vladimír Coufal returns to the starting XI in the defensive four in front of him.

The Czech is joined in defence by Craig Dawson, Issa Diop and Aaron Cresswell, with Rice and skipper Mark Noble providing the screen in front of them.

Saïd Benrahma, Manuel Lanzini and Arthur Masuaku start in support of frontman Michail Antonio, who netted in our Europa League opener at Dinamo Zagreb.

West Ham United: Areola, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Noble (c), Rice, Benrahma, Lanzini, Masuaku, Antonio
Subs: Fabiański (GK), Randolph (GK), Fredericks, Johnson, Zouma, Ogbonna, Baptiste, Souček, Král, Chesters, Fornals, Bowen

Genk: Vandevoordt, Muñoz, Sadick, Lucumi, Arteaga, Heynen )c), Thorstvedt, Paintsil, Hrošovsky, Ito, Onuacho
Subs: Chambaere (GK), Leysen (GK), McKenzie, Bongonda, Trésor, Eiting, Ugbo, Oyen, Preciado

Referee: Alexander Standev (North Macedonia)