West Ham XI vs AZ Alkmaar: Predicted lineup and newest crew news for semi-final
The pair have travelled with the remainder of David Moyes’s first-team squad to the Netherlands, the place West Ham wish to attain a primary European remaining in 47 years within the Europa Conference League having earned a 2-1 first-leg lead on the London Stadium final week.
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Antonio scored the profitable objective in that sport however limped off with a calf downside and sat out the weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Brentford on Sunday as a precaution.
Right-back Coufal, in the meantime, suffered a hamstring damage within the 3-0 defeat at Manchester City in the beginning of the month and has missed the Hammers’ final three matches.
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“Micky’s [Antonio] travelled, so has Vladimir,” Moyes confirmed at his pre-match press convention in Alkmaar on Wednesday. “They’re both doing well so they’re both in with a chance of playing.”
If match to begin, Antonio is for certain to return to guide the road, however Coufal might battle to displace Thilo Kehrer at right-back, the German’s type having improved in latest weeks.
Moyes might reverse all 9 of the adjustments he made for the Brentford defeat, although Angelo Ogbonna is pushing to companion Kurt Zouma after Nayef Aguerd endured a tough afternoon on the Gtech Community Stadium.
Striker Gianluca Scamacca is West Ham’s solely identified particular absentee at current, having undergone knee surgical procedure final month.
Predicted West Ham XI (4-3-3): Areola; Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice, Paqueta; Bowen, Antonio, Benrahma.