West Ham XI vs Backa Topola: Starting lineup, confirmed team news and Jarrod Bowen injury latest today

Hammers name line-up for clash in Serbia
Marc Mayo30 November 2023

Divin Mubama has been handed his first West Ham start in the Europa League game at Backa Topola tonight.

The Hammers are without the injured Jarrod Bowen plus Mohammed Kudus and Edson Alvarez.

It is not known if they have been rested or if they are the unnamed senior players unavailable due to an illness bug that hit the camp ahead of the game.

England forward Bowen has not made the trip to Serbia while recovering from a knee injury as the Hammers look to qualify from Group A with a game to spare.

Michail Antonio is also absent for West Ham, meaning Danny Ings has lost out to academy product Mubama for the starting striker's berth.

Moyes updated fans on his plans for Backa Topola on Wednesday evening, confirming in his pre-match press conference that Bowen hadn't made the journey to Serbia while a couple of other unidentified players will also miss out through illness.

"Jarrod hasn't travelled and we have another couple who have some illness who haven't travelled, but I am not prepared to say who they are," a guarded Moyes said.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Johnson, Mavropanos, Aguerd, Cresswell; Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Fornals; Benrahma, Mubama, Paqueta

Subs: Areola, Anang, Zouma, Ings, Cornet, Ogbonna, Kehrer, Coventry, Emerson, Chesters, Scarles, Orford

Injuries: Bowen, Antonio

Date and time: 5:45pm GMT on Thursday November 30, 2023

Venue: TSC Arena

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