West Ham have named a 23-man squad for the upcoming Europa League campaign.
The Hammers will get their jaunt into Europe underway with a trip to Dinamo Zagreb next Thursday (September 16) before rounding off Group H hosting the Croatian side at the London Stadium.
All four summer signings, Kurt Zouma, Alex Kral, Nikola Vlasic and Alphonse Areola have been named in the squad but there is one glaring omission.
Twitter: West Ham’s 23 man Europa League Squad that has been submitted to UEFA:
Goalkeepers:
• Areola
• Fabianski
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Twitter: Midfielders:
• Fornals
• Kral
• Noble
• Rice
• Soucek
• Vlasic
• LanziniForwards:
• Antonio
• Benrahma
• Bowen
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There was no space for experienced central defender Winston Reid in the party as David Moyes wields the axe on the 33-year-old Kiwi.
Reid has made 223 appearances for the Irons, including five in the Europa League qualifying stages.
Versatile defender Ben Johnson was also left out of the named squad but will be able to feature due to his homegrown status in east London.
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This unfortunately comes as little surprise.
It would seem the writing has been on the wall for some time for Reid and the New Zealand ace is highly unlikely to feature this term following the arrival of Kurt Zouma.
Ultimately injuries will be blamed for the defender’s demise at the London Stadium, a shame for such a servant to the club.
