West Ham have a task on their hands as they look to overturn a 2-1 deficit to NK Domzale to progress from the Europa League third qualifying round.
The Hammers were knocked out at this stage of the competition last season to Astra Giurgiu and fielded a weak squad in doing so to prepare the key members of the squad adequately for the Premier League season.
This time around West Ham aren’t taking the competition so lightly. It’s a route into the Champions League for starters. It’s a revenue stream for the club and it’s a lure for top players.
Slaven Bilic has welcomed back James Collins and Angelo Ogbonna to first-team training after the defenders were given extended summer breaks due to their Euro 2016 excursions, while Dimitri Payet will not feature Thursday night.
So how will the Hammers line-up Thursday evening? We’ve picked out the XI who we think will be given the nod to start Thursday’s game and the substitutes who could be called upon.
