West Ham vs Fiorentina – Europa Conference League final: Hammers set their sights on European Cup in Prague – Stream, TV, team news
WEST HAM will be hoping for their first European Cup in 58 years when they take on Italian side Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final TONIGHT.
David Moyes’ side defeated Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in a dramatic two-leg semifinal.
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The Irons meet a team from Fiorentina, who prevailed against Basel and reached the final in Prague.
West Ham have not had continental success since winning the Cup Winners’ Cup at Wembley in 1965.
The Hammers are hopeful that their long spell without European competitions will come to an end this year, especially after disappointment at losing the Europa League in last season’s semi-finals.
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When is Europa Conference League Final: West Ham vs Fiorentina?
- West Ham vs Fiorentina takes place on Wednesday 7 June.
- Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.
- The host is the Eden Arena in Prague.
What channel is Europa Conference League Final: West Ham vs Fiorentina on and can it be streamed live?
- West Ham v Fiorentina will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1.
- BT Sport customers can live stream all the action via the BT Sport app.
- Alternatively, you can follow SunSport’s live blog to keep up with all the action.
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team news
David Moyes has ruled out striker Gianluca Scamacca from West Ham’s Europa Conference League final because of injury.
Apart from the Italian, the Hammers travel to Prague with a full squad.
Fiorentina will be without long-term absentee Salvatore Sirigu, who continues to recover from a serious tendon injury.
Vincenzo Italiano made a number of changes for his last Serie A game of the season against Sassuolo, which they nonetheless won 3-1.
Who are the Star Players?
west ham We hope that fantastic captain Declan Rice can lead them to impressive European successes.
But it could bring with it a touch of sadness – it could be the last time he plays in the famous Red-Blue while Arsenal are poised to make a summer transfer offer.
Florence were expertly set up at the back by Lucas Martinez.
He’ll have to do his best to control the pace and power Michail Antonio brings.
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what did they say
West Ham: Thilo Kehrer has urged his team to make West Ham history by winning the Europa Conference League final.
Making history means being in the final, we know that. “Now our focus and vision is to achieve the goal,” said German defender Kehrer.
“I said it at the start of the season without knowing how the season was going to go: clinching a title for West Ham is a big goal.”
“We have the squad and the quality for it, so we’re going into this final very confidently. We are concentrating fully on the final.”
Florence: Coach Vincenzo Italiano said: “We had a great season and deserved the chance to play for this trophy. We are aware of our strength, but we know that every mistake in a final makes the difference,” said Italiano.
“Every detail counts and we want to make our fans happy.”
opportunities
Game result:
- West Ham – 31/20
- Draw – 21.10
- Florence – 17/10
To raise the trophy:
- West Ham – 8/11
- Florence – 1/1
*Quotes courtesy of Ladbrokes and are correct at the time of publication.
forecast
Fiorentina had a decent Serie A season and finished seventh. You can never write off an Italian team in European competition.
But West Ham appear to have had plenty of eggs in the Europa basket this season, with Moyes clearly desperate to snatch the Silver Cup.
It might be tense, so let’s do one West Ham wins – about the dreaded penalty shootout.