By Sean Whetstone
West Ham have earned over £3m from UEFA without kicking a ball. The prize money is paid to all teams reaching the group stage of the Europa League.
A group game win is worth £550,000 while draw will earn you over £183,000 with a 40,000-crowd expected to net the Hammers a further £1.6m on Thursday night.
An expected home win would bright the total European money to over £5m over just one game
Europa League Prize money table
| Group stage | £3.17m |
| Group stage win | £550,037 |
| Group stage draw | £183,356 |
| 1st in group stage | £960,361 |
| 2nd in group stage | £480,000 |
| Playoff round (knockout) | £436,626 |
| Round of 16 | £1.06m |
| Quarterfinal | £1.6m |
| Semifinal | £2.48m |
| Final | £4.07m |
| Winners | £7.6m |
The Hammers earned around £38m the last time they played in the Europa League after being knocked out in the semi-final by Frankfurt.
West Ham earned £20m in Europa Conference League Prize money for winning the trophy plus another £10m in ticket revenue bringing the total to around £30m.