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Everything you need to know: West Ham v Lyon

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West Ham take on Lyon tonight in a huge Europa League encounter.

The two sides are set to meet at the London Stadium in the first leg of the quarter-final, with the winners set to face the winners of Barcelona’s clash with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Here’s everything you need to know!

Title

West Ham United v Lyon – Europa League quarter final first leg.

Where?

The game will take place at the London stadium.

KO

The game will kick off at 8:00pm in the UK on Thursday.

Stream/TV

The game will air live on BT Sport in the UK.

The match will be aired elsewhere in the world with a full list HERE and will be available on internet streams

Injury news – West Ham

Angelo Ogbonna is definitely out. Vlad Coufal faces a late fitness test, and Manuel Lanzini is suspended.

Last five games

The Hammers beat Everton at the weekend. The four games before saw the Hammers lose 3-1 to Spurs and beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League, while beating Sevilla 2-1 on aggregate over two legs.

Lyon beat Angers 3-2 at the weekend. The four games prior have seen the French club draw 0-0 with Reims and lose 4-2 to Rennes in Ligue 1, while beating Porto 2-1 on aggregate over two legs.

Match Officials

German referee Felix Zwayer will be the man in the middle.

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