by West Ham vs Freiburg LIVE!
The London Stadium is the destination for West Ham in what will be another famous European night. The Hammers are on the back of a goal in their U16 Europa League final against Freiburg and tonight’s result could have a huge impact on how this season goes down in the club’s history books.
Although the east Londoners are used to success at home and abroad under David Moyes, questions remain over his future and another trip to the quarter-finals will surely add to his response to criticism from fans. Emerson Palmieri misses out again through injury but Michail Antonio starts in Moyes’ attacking setup.
Freiburg have already been beaten at this stadium this season but proved their worth in the first leg as they were able to reach the last eight themselves. Follow all the action from West Ham vs Freiburg LIVE Standard Sport’s match blog, featuring expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick on the ground!
West Ham vs Freiburg updates
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Start: 5.45pm GMT | London situation
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How to watch: TNT Sports
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West Ham team news: Antonio, Emerson start
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Freiburg team news: Holer brought in the lead
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Score prediction
One change for Freiburg
16:48 , Mark Mayo
Michael Gregoritsch, who scored the winner in the first leg as well as the other goal of the weekend, drops to the bench for Freiburg.
Lucas Holer starts up front in the only change but Philipp Lienhart is fit for the bench.
Michael Antonio starts for West Ham
16:45 , Mark Mayo
David Moyes has thrown an extra attacker into the mix for the Hammers as Michael Antonio gets the nod.
James Ward-Prowse is the midfielder to make way, with Edson Alvarez returning from the bench.
Kurt Zouma is better than Nayef Aguerd in defense and Lukasz Fabianski comes in as the goalkeeper of the cup.
There is no sign of Emerson Palmieri, who misses out due to injury.
Here’s the Freiburg team
16:39 , Mark Mayo
Freiburg XI: Atubolu; Sidillia, Ginter, Gulde; Doan, Hofler, Eggestein, Gunter; Sallai, Holer, Grifo
Subsidiaries: Muller, Uphoff, Lienhart, Szalai, Keitel, Kubler, Adamu, Muslija, Philipp, Makengo, Rohl, Gregoritsch
West Ham team news is in!
16:33 , Mark Mayo
West Ham XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Zouma, Mavropanos, Cresswell; Soucek, Alvarez; Kudus, Bowen, Paqueta; Antonio
Subsidiaries: Areola, Ogbonna, Knightbridge, Aguard, Phillips, Ings, Johnson, Ward-Prowse, Mubama, Earthy, Orford, Casey
West Ham duo learn England destiny
16:31 , Mark Mayo
Jarrod Bowen has been called up to England’s up-and-coming internationals squad.
But there is no place for Kalvin Phillips.
However, Gareth Southgate has kept the door open for the on-loan midfielder to find success ahead of Euro 2024.
Read the full story!
Record one to one
16:26 , Mark Mayo
These teams have never met before, and are now heading into their fourth game in six months.
West Ham won: 2
Draw: 0
Freiburg won: 1
Freiburg boss warns players
16:18
Freiburg coach Christian Streich has told his players to forget about their overall direction and treat tonight’s game as a fresh competition.
He told reporters: “At 1-0, it’s not much different.
“It’s about what we do on the pitch, how brave we are and the options we give our players with the ball at their feet.”
Throwback: Andriy Yarmolenko fires West Ham into the quarters
16:11
The Ukrainians came up in extra time as West Ham went down to Sevilla on their previous visit to this stage of the competition – which also saw them lose the first leg 1-0…
David Moyes looking for Sevilla again
16:06 , Mark Mayo
David Moyes hopes to rally his West Ham players to make history again tonight.
The Hammers beat Sevilla in similar circumstances in the 2021-22 season as Soucek leveled the aggregate score in the first half before Andriy Yarmolenko struck the winner in stoppage time.
“It’s going to be tough, but we’ve done it before, and we have to do it one way or another,” he said.
“We only focus on how we win, and the performance we need to put in to do that.
“The biggest memory of a similar situation was against Sevilla, who won the competition many times. We overcame that challenge, but Freiburg are a good team.
“This one is important because we have to win to go through, and we will do our best to do that.”
Score prediction
16:00
Although improvement will be needed, West Ham would certainly have enough at home to turn things around.
West Ham to win 2-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate.
As we think the visitors will be in line
15:52
Predicted Freiburg XI: Atubolu; Sidillia, Ginter, Gulde; Doan, Hofler, Eggestein, Gunter; Sallai, Gregoritsch, Grifo
Freiburg team news soon
15:45
Freiburg defender Matthias Ginter was forced off in the win over Bochum at the weekend. Weisshaupt and Jordy Makengo lost that game but could return here.
Philipp Lienhart, Kenneth Schmidt, Max Rosenfelder and Daniel Kofi-Kyereh will all miss out due to injuries.
Our prediction for the Hammers line-up
15:37
Predicted West Ham XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Zouma, Mavropanos, Cresswell; Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Alvarez; Good luck, Bowen, Paqueta
Early West Ham team news
15:30 , Mark Mayo
Emerson Palmieri missed Sunday’s draw with Burnley as a result of a groin problem sustained in the first leg, but could return tonight.
Elsewhere, Maxwell Cornet will be unavailable due to a similar issue.
Lukasz Fabianski is likely to replace Alphonse Areola in goal, while Kurt Zouma and Edson Alvarez could also come into the starting lineup.
Where to watch West Ham vs Freiburg
15:24 , Mark Mayo
TV channel: The game will be broadcast live in the UK on TNT Sports 1. Coverage begins at 5pm GMT ahead of the earlier kick-off at 5:45pm.
Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch a live stream online through the Discovery+ website and app.
West Ham vs Freiburg LIVE!
15:16 , Mark Mayo
Hello and welcome to Standard SportsWest Ham vs Freiburg coverage!
Kick-off comes at 5.45pm GMT earlier from the London Stadium as the Hammers look to overturn a one-goal deficit from the first leg in Germany.
There have been plenty of famous European nights on this land in recent years, will there be another one tonight?
Follow the build-up, team news, match action and reaction live!
