Conference League
Jun 7, 2023 8.00pm
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  • Giacomo Bonaventura 67' goal
  • goal Said Benrahma 62'
  • goal Jarrod Bowen 90'

How West Ham United could line up against Fiorentina

How West Ham United could line up against Fiorentina

West Ham United will face Fiorentina in Wednesday's Europa Conference League final in Prague, with a familiar lineup expected to start for the Premier League side.

Only Gianluca Scamacca, who recently underwent knee surgery, is unavailable to manager David Moyes, leaving the London club's six-goal top scorer in the competition, Michail Antonio, to once more lead the line up front.

After Lukas Fabianski started the Hammers' final-day defeat to Leicester City, cup goalkeeper Alphonse Areola now replaces the Polish veteran between the posts, while there could be a further change in defence.

Vladimir Coufal - who previously played for Slavia Prague at Wednesday's venue - may make way for Kurt Zouma; allowing Thilo Kehrer to switch across to right-back.

However, another ex-Slavia man, Tomas Soucek, should join soon-to-depart skipper Declan Rice in central midfield for possibly the last time, following a fruitful partnership between the pair for several seasons.

As Jarrod Bowen will return to the first XI after being restricted to a substitute role last weekend, Pablo Fornals is most likely to make way.

Should Moyes stick to the script, Bowen would accompany Said Benrahma and £50m playmaker Lucas Paqueta in Antonio's supporting cast.

West Ham United possible starting lineup: Areola; Kehrer, Aguerd, Zouma, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice; Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma; Antonio

> Click here to see how Fiorentina could line up for Wednesday's Europa Conference League final

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Who will win Wednesday's Europa Conference League clash between Fiorentina and West Ham?
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Draw 15%
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