West Ham vs Eintracht Frankfurt: TV channel, live stream, team news & preview
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West Ham host Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final, with both sides having claimed notable scalps in reaching the last four of the competition.
The Premier League outfit have knocked out both Sevilla and Lyon, while the side currently ninth in the Bundesliga overcame favourites Barcelona in the previous round.
Ahead of the game, GOAL brings you everything you need to know, including how to watch, team news, odds and more.
Game | West Ham vs Eintracht Frankfurt |
Date | 28/04/22 |
Kick-off time | 8pm BST |
West Ham vs Eintracht Frankfurt TV channel, live stream & how to watch
BT Sport is showing West Ham vs Eintracht Frankfurt live on TV in the United Kingdom (UK) and the game can also be streamed live online using the BT Sport player.
UK TV channel | UK online stream |
|---|---|
BT Sport | BT Sport player |
Betting odds & tips
West Ham are favourites to beat Frankfurt at 19/20 with Sportsbet.io. At 10/3 to win, Frankfurt are considered serious underdogs.
Michail Antonio is 17/3 to be first goalscorer, while Rafael Santos Borre is rated at 7/1.
Under 2.5 goals has paid out in five of West Ham's last six European matches and a repeat is priced at 11/13.
West Ham team news & squad
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Fabianski, Areola |
Defenders | Cresswel, Coufal, Dawson, Fredericks, Masuaku |
Midfielders | Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Noble, Fornals, Soucek, Kral |
Forwards | Antonio, Bowen, Benrahma |
Issa Diop, Kurt Zouma and Angelo Ogbonna are all out injured for the Hammers, meaning David Moyes has a few concerns in defence. Alphonse Areola is likely to keep his place in goal having played throughout this competition.
Predicted West Ham starting XI: Areola, Johnson, Dawson, Cresswell, Coufal, Soucek, Rice, Masuaku, Fornals, Bowen, Antonio
Eintracht Frankfurt team news & squad
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Trapp, Grahl |
Defenders | Hinteregger, Toure, Hasebe, Chandler, da Costa, Lens, Tuta, Durm |
Midfielders | Ilsanker, Hrustic, Sow, Kostic, Kamada, Rode, Hauge, Barkok, Lindstrom |
Forwards | Lammers, Borre, Ache, Knauff, Paciencia |
The visitors are missing two key players through suspension with Evan N'Dicka and Kristijan Jakic both unavailable.
Predicted Eintracht Frankfurt starting XI: Trapp, Tuta, Hinteregger, Hasebe, Knauff, Sow, Rode, Kostic, Kamada, Lindstrom, Borre
Recent results & form
West Ham last five results | Eintracht Frankfurt last five results |
|---|---|
Chelsea 1-0 West Ham (24/04/22) | Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 Hoffenheim (23/04/22) |
West Ham 1-1 Burnley (17/04/22) | Union Berlin 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt (17/04/22) |
Lyon 0-3 West Ham (14/04/22) | Barcelona 2-3 Eintracht Frankfurt (14/04/22) |
Brentford 2-0 West Ham (10/04/22) | Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 Freiburg (10/04/22) |
West Ham 1-1 Lyon (07/04/22) | Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Barcelona (07/04/22) |
Both sides will feel this is a winnable tie particularly having already knocked out more highly-fancied opposition.
The Germans head to London with the memory of their famous win at Camp Nou still fresh in their minds, yet Eintracht have shown they can be defensively vulnerable, conceding in 16 of their last 18 matches in all competitions.
The Hammers have scored in 22 of their 24 competitive home matches this term and will fancy their chances of doing so again on Thursday evening.
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