Is West Ham vs Rapid Vienna on TV tonight? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch the Europa League fixture
Everything you need to know about the Europa League match
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Your support makes all the difference.David Moyes will look to capitalise on winning momentum in West Ham’s Europa League match against Rapid Vienna on Thursday.
The Hammers knocked Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup and then defeated Leeds in the Premier League so they will have confidence heading into the match.
The manager shared his delight at picking up three points in the Leeds match, he said: “The players have done a brilliant job, and do you know something? I wasn’t surprised. We’ve got a wee bit more of inner drive in us.
“Of course there will be games where we go behind and maybe can’t get back from it, but in the main, certainly in the last 18 months or so, we’ve been in every game.
“We might not win them all, but we’ve been in every game fighting to try and win it. Today was another one where we’re fighting to try and win it. We got back to draw it, then we went on to win it, so it’s really good.”
Here’s all you need to know about the match.
When is it?
The match will kick-off at 8pm on Thursday, 30 September at the London Stadium.
Where can I watch?
The game will be available to watch on BT Sport 1 with coverage starting at 7.30pm. Fans will also be able to stream the match on the app and website.
If you aren’t a BT customers you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
Team news
For West Ham, Ryan Fredericks is in doubt due to a groin injury, while Vladimir Coufal is an injury doubt. Academy graduate Ben Johnson is set to deputise.
Rapid Vienna have been hit with injuries this season and Oliver Strunz, Richard Strebinger, Christopher Dibon, Filip Stojkovic, Lion Schuster and Robert Ljubicic are all set to miss this one.
Predicted line-ups
West Ham: Fabianski, Johnson, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Benrahma, Fornals, Bowen, Antonio
Rapid Vienna: Strebinger; Stojkovic, Greiml, Hofmann, Ullman; Grahovac, Petrovic; Grull, Fountas, Arase; Kara
Odds
West Ham - 1/4
Draw - 9/2
Rapid Vienna - 17/2
Prediction
David Moyes has worked out the early season kinks and West Ham look in good form at the moment. Michail Antonio is the leading star of the show and he is sure to guide his side to a convincing lead over the visitors. West Ham 3-1 Rapid Vienna.
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