With the hope of finishing unbeaten, West Ham United will look to round off an impressive Europa League group stage campaign as they host Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb.
While the Hammers have secured qualification to the round of sixteen, a defeat for Zagreb could potentially knock them out, adding plenty of pressure to the Thursday night fixture.
West Ham have only dropped points once so far in Europe this season when they drew 2:2 against Belgian side Genk, otherwise they have remained completely dominant.
David Moyes has done a fantastic job to keep West Ham competitive internationally as well as domestically in the Premier League. He’ll likely rest and rotate a number of players against Zagreb off of the back of their stellar 3:2 win against Chelsea on Saturday.
While the confidence in the Hammers camp may be flying, their Croatian counterparts may lack belief due to having won only one of their last six games.
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Expect to see several changes on Thursday as West Ham were forced to substitute two of their defenders, Kurt Zouma and Ben Johnson against Chelsea due to injury.
Meaning Masuaka will likely earn himself a deserved starting spot after his performance on the weekend, Nikola Vlasic will have the chance to showcase himself and Mark Noble will bring his experience and leadership to the team all while helping the squad rotate during a busy Christmas period.
