#vladimir-coufal

#vladimir-coufal

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Brentford have no new fitness concerns but remain without injured quartet Christian Norgaard, Keane Lewis-Potter, Pontus Jansson and Thomas Strakosha.Manager David Moyes may rest key players such as Michail Antonio with next week's second leg in mind.Vladimir Coufal and Gianluca Scamacca are still sidelined.

The Frenchman came off injured during the defeat at Bournemouth last week and no timeline has been set on his return, which is a major worry heading into the Europa Conference League semi-finals.Gianluca Scamacca is also out after undergoing surgery on a knee problem while Vladimir Coufal is a doubt.

D avid Moyes has made four changes to his West Ham team for tonight's FA Cup clash against Manchster United.Lukasz Fabianski and Vladimir Coufal are injured while Danny Ings is not available for the game at Old Trafford.Manager Moyes confirmed on Tuesday that Fabianski suffered a fractured cheekbone and eye socket in a collision with Nottingham Forest defender Felipe during Saturday's 4-0 victory in the Premier League.

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Wolves striker Matheus Cunha is pushing for a first start after coming off the bench in each of the last three games.Long-term absentees Pedro Neto, Boubacar Traore, Sasa Kalajdzic and Chiquinho all remain sidelined.West Ham will check on the fitness of goalkeeper Alphonse Areola and striker Gianluca Scamacca, who both missed the FA Cup victory over Brentford .

Leaders Arsenal will continue their battle for the title and the scrap to avoid a relegation fight will restart when the Premier League resumes on Boxing Day.Over six weeks since the last top-flight game was played before a break for the World Cup, the action gets under way again to serve up a post-Christmas treat.

Verdict: Both teams to score - No Best Odds: 19/20 Bookmaker: Unibet Looking to claim a crucial Conference League semi-final advantage on Thursday night, West Ham will welcome AZ Alkmaar to the London Stadium.West Ham
Starting with the hosts, drawing a line under their three-match losing run with a thumping display over the weekend, West Ham will now have all of their eggs in the Conference League basket.

West Ham United manager David Moyes wants his side "to get to the final" of the Europa Conference League ahead of their round of 16 second-leg tie with AEK Larnaca.They have won all nine of their matches in the competition so far."The big thing we really want is to get to the final, but we have to be completely focused," said Moyes
"We've got a job to do and, if we can do that, then we'd reach the quarter-final of another European competition for two years in a row.

Chelsea and Real Madrid remain in the race for Palmeiras' Brazilian striker Endrick despite Paris St-Germain making an opening bid for the 16-year-old.Nigeria midfielder Alex Iwobi, 26, is set to sign a new three-and-a-half year deal at Everton worth £100,000 per week.Everton would be willing to allow Colombia centre-back Yerry Mina, 28, and Mali midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure, 29, to leave if a bid comes in for either player in January.