West Ham have Declan Rice available for tonight’s tough Europa League last-16 trip to Sevilla.
The Hammers captain missed the 1-0 defeat at Liverpool last weekend through illness but has travelled to Spain with his team-mates, with manager David Moyes confirming in the build-up that he was on course to start.
“[Rice] trained today for the first time,” said Moyes on Wednesday evening. “He has been really unwell with it, whatever bug he has had. He is with us and if Declan is fit and available he will play.”
The Hammers are, however, without forward Jarrod Bowen who has had multiple scans following a kick to the heel at Anfield on Saturday.
Moyes hasopted for Nikola Vlasic rather than Said Benrahma to come into the side in place of Bowen. Alphonse Areola gets the nod over Lukasz Fabianski in goal.
Ukraine international Andriy Yarmolenko has not travelled as the club continue to give him compassionate leave.
Starting XI: Areola, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Vlasic, Lanzini, Fornals, Antonio
Subs: Fabianski, Randolph, Noble, Benrahma, Diop, Fredericks, Masuaku, Kral, Alese, Chesters, Potts, Perkins
