When West Ham United takes on Genk at the London Stadium on Thursday, they will be looking to keep their perfect start to the 2021-22 Europa League alive.
So far, the Hammers have won both games without surrendering a goal, while the visitors are in third place after one win and one loss.
Team news
West Ham
- Although Alex Kral is out with COVID-19, David Moyes hopes to have Mark Noble and Tomas Soucek available for this match.
- With Vladimir Coufal unlikely to return and Ryan Fredericks still out, Ben Johnson appears to be a safe bet to keep his spot at right-back.
- Moyes has started Michail Antonio in both of West Ham’s Europa League games so far, indicating that he wants to finish the competition as soon as possible.
- For the Hammers, Manuel Lanzini, Nikola Vlasic, and Andriy Yarmolenko are vying for starting positions in attack.
Genk
- Daniel Munoz has been suspended by Genk following his red card in the Europa League last time out. For the away side, Angelo Preciado will fill in at right-back.
Prediction
- David Moyes wants to get West Ham into the knockout stages as soon as possible, and the Hammers have gotten off to a flying start in Group H with back-to-back 2-0 victories over Dinamo Zagreb and Rapid Wien.
- In all competitions, Genk has lost three games in a row and four of their past five. They were blasted 3-0 by Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League last time out, and they are heavy underdogs now.
Match Facts
- In West Ham’s last four games, there have been fewer than 2.5 goals scored (Europa League).
West Ham United possible starting lineup:
Fabianski; Johnson, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma; Antonio
Genk possible starting lineup:
Vandevoordt; Arteaga, McKenzie, Sadick, Lucumi; Heynen, Hrosovsky; Ito, Bongonda, Ugbo; Onuachu
Our Prediction: West Ham United 2-0 Genk