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Jonty Colman

West Ham and Fiorentina team news as David Moyes names Europa Conference League final side

West Ham United boss David Moyes has named his side to face Fiorentina at the Fortuna Arena in the final of the Europa Conference League final.

The Hammers will look to end their 57 match campaign by lifting their first major trophy since 1980 and their first in Europe since the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1965.

As the Irons aim to seal a win in the final, Moyes has named his team to take on the Viola in what is only the third-ever competitive meeting between the two clubs.

READ MORE: Every word David Moyes said on West Ham's Fiorentina final, Declan Rice's future and trophy dreams

In goal, French international Alphonse Areola starts and becomes the only player to have started all 15 of the Hammers' matches in this competition.

In the back four, Vladimir Coufal returns to his former home from when he was a Slavia Prague player, with Kurt Zouma and Nayef Aguerd partnering each other at centre-back and Emerson starting on the left side of defence.

In midfield, Declan Rice starts as captain in what many expect to be his 245th and final match in claret and blue. Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta start either side of him.

Up front, top scorer Michail Antonio leads the lines at the heart of the front three, with Jarrod Bowen and Said Benrahma starting either side of him.

Striker Gianluca Scamacca remains out after not playing for the Hammers in over two months due to a knee issue. However, Scamacca is in attendance with the squad in the Czech capital.

Meanwhile, Fiorentina boss Vincenzo Italiano has made eight changes from the side that beat Sassuolo 3-1 on Friday night in Serie A

Fiorentina starting XI: Pietro Terraciano; Dodo, Nikola Milenkovic, Luca Ranieri, Cristiano Biraghi; Giacomo Bonaventura, Sofyan Amrabat, Rolando Mandragora; Nicolas Gonzalez, Luka Jovic, Christian Kouame

Substitutes: Michele Cerefolini, Riccardo Saponara, Lorenzo Venuti, Josip Brekalo, Igor Julio, Arthur Cabral, Jonathan Ikone, Aleksa Terzic, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Alfred Duncan, Antonin Barak, Alessandro Bianco

West Ham United starting XI: Alphonse Areola; Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson; Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice, Lucas Paqueta; Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio, Said Benrahma

Substitutes: Lukasz Fabianski, Ben Johnson, Thilo Kehrer, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell, Flynn Downes, Freddie Potts, Manuel Lanzini, Maxwel Cornet, Pablo Fornals, Danny Ings, Divin Mubama

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