West Ham vs Backa Topola LIVE: Hammers return to Europe after historic Conference League title win – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

West Ham return to European action for the first time since their historic Conference League triumph as they host Backa Topola this week.

The Hammers automatically qualified for the Europa League by winning UEFA’s third-tier competition on an incredible night in Prague. 

David Moyes’ side made their fans’ dreams come true by becoming European champions and they will now be aiming to make more memories. 

The Premier League outfit are one of the favourites to win the competition alongside Liverpool and Brighton. 

And they begin the campaign against Backa Topola having been drawn alongside the Serbian team plus Freiburg and Olympiacos in Group A. 

This Europa League Group A clash will take place on Thursday, September 21. 

Kick-off at the London Stadium is scheduled for 8pm.

The game will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 2. 

Fans can watch the game on television or you can stream the match on the Discovery+ website or via the app. 

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Marquee summer signing Mohammed Kudus is expected to make his first start for West Ham at the London Stadium. 

Said Benrahma and Danny Ings could also be handed a start after coming off the bench against Manchester City last time out. 

Edson Alvarez was substituted just after the hour mark in that game, raising some injury doubts, however, he was only taken off due to fatigue. 

The midfielder could be rested with Moyes likely to make multiple changes to his side. 

As for Backa Topola, Milos Vulic and Milos Pantovic could both have