West Ham will look to put one foot in the Europa League final on Thursday night, as they host Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their semi-final clash.

The Hammers earned their spot in the last four with a 3-0 blitz of Lyon, securing a 4-1 aggregate win, in the previous round, although head into this tie having faltered a bit. David Moyes‘ side have now gone three Premier League outings without victory courtesy of a draw with Burnley and defeat to Chelsea since that massive night in France.

Another tough test awaits them against a Frankfurt side that has gone five Bundesliga games without a win but booked its place at this stage of the competition by knocking out Barcelona in the last round. Here’s how Moyes could set his side up.

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GK: Alphonse Areola – Has been entrusted with the gloves since matchday two of this Europa League campaign and deserves to continue for as long as the club remains in the competition.

CB: Ben Johnson – Potentially forced into remaining with a makeshift back three, Moyes could continue with Johnson on the right after the youngster impressed at the weekend.

CB: Craig Dawson – Available for European duty after his domestic red card at Stamford Bridge last time out, Dawson once again looks like being Moyes‘ only available first-team regular centre back.

CB: Aaron Cresswell – Also impressing against the Blues, Cresswell and his colleagues showed that this makeshift back line isn’t such a hindrance after all.

RWB: Vladimir Coufal – Should continue to fulfil a wing-back role given the shortages in defence.

CM: Declan Rice – Started on the bench at Chelsea but the world-class, talismanic skipper will return to the lineup for this gargantuan occasion. Could step back into defence to allow for a back four, although that would be a waste of his overall brilliance at such an important time.

CM: Tomas Soucek – Does this man need a rest? Don’t think so; on course for a 19th consecutive start across all competitions.

LWB: Arthur Masuaku – Has played just one minute since the group stage but should continue in the likely event that Moyes sticks with the system he deployed last time out.

AM: Pablo Fornals – Having started each knockout game so far, the Spaniard should be in line to feature here – especially after a brace of assists in Lyon.

ST: Jarrod Bowen – Has been a truly heroic figure this season and will of course start this one, having scored in both legs of the previous round.

ST: Michail Antonio – Having also been rested at Stamford Bridge Antonio can expect to be reinstated for this one, looking for a first goal in 12 across all competitions.