West Ham and Lyon go head to head in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie tonight.
An Andriy Yarmolenko goal in extra-time provided a famous last-16 victory for the Hammers over Sevilla at London Stadium, which this time hosts the opening game.
A 2-1 beating of Everton at the weekend made it three wins in four for David Moyes’ side and they face formidable opposition this evening.
Lyon cruised through their group before knocking out a good FC Porto side in the last round, although they relied on a late winner to beat Angers ahead of this game with their Ligue 1 campaign ailing down in ninth place.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of tonight’s game...
Date, kick-off time and venue
West Ham vs Lyon is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off time tonight, Thursday April 7, 2022.
The London Stadium in Stratford will host the match.
Where to watch West Ham vs Lyon
TV channel: Tonight’s game will be televised live on BT Sport 1 and Ultimate, with coverage beginning at 7.15pm.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will also be able to watch the match online via the BT Sport website or app.
Live blog: You can follow all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog, with Jack Rosser at the ground to provide expert analysis.
West Ham vs Lyon team news
West Ham XI: Areola; Fredericks, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice; Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals; Antonio
Subs: Fabianski, Randolph, Alese, Diop, Coufal, Masuaku, Johnson, Kral, Noble, Vlasic, Yarmolenko, Perkins
Lyon XI: Lopes, Gusto, Boateng, Lukeba, Emerson, Mendes, Ndombele, Faivre, Paqueta, Aouar, Dembele
Subs: Pollersbeck, Bonnevie, Da Silva, Denayer, Henrique, Dubois, Reine-Adelaide, Barcola, Kadewere, Tete, Ekambi.
West Ham vs Lyon prediction
The Hammers relish these sort of big games but it would be a surprise if they were able to end the tie after just 90 minutes.
West Ham to win, 1-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
This is the first competitive meeting between the two clubs.
