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The fact that Jarrod Bowen has become an essential cog in David Moyes' West Ham machine is testimony as to the benefit of due diligence when it come to player acquisitions, then he first arrived from Hull Bowen was far from the finished article he is today.

Fans bemoaned how infrequently Moyes used his new signing and questioned why the club had signed him if the manager didn't want to play him. Bowen is now one of the first names on the manager's starting line up, so the policy of 'drip feeding' him into the team bit by bit worked eventually.

Football managers at an elite level get paid handsomely and therefore have to partake in their media duties whether they want to or not, so after seeing his team miss out on the opportunity to take advantage of playing an under strength Sevilla, it was understandable that he was 'curt' when asked about Jarrod Bowen's availability for the all important 2nd leg in London next week, instead of how the actual game went.

Sevilla: Bono, Jesús Navas ©, Gudelj, Koundé, Acuña, Jordán, Rakitić, Óliver Torres, Corona, Ocampos, En-Nesyri Subs: Dmitrović (GK), Pastor (GK), Augustinsson, Munir, Rafa Mir, Martial, Luismi, Carmona, Juanlu, Iván Romero, Kike Salas
West Ham: Areola, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Rice ©, Souček, Lanzini, Fornals, Vlašić, Antonio Subs: Fabiański (GK), Randolph (GK), Fredericks, Diop, Alese, Masuaku, Král, Noble, Potts, Chesters, Benrahma, Perkins

We'll have the team sheets around 4pm UK time and will upload them as soon as they are available. Declan Rice WILL captain the team as he has made sufficient recovery from his mystery illness, unfortunately the game comes just a bit too soon for Jarrod Bowen.

David Moyes will have to decide who will fill the forward's berth, Nikola Vlasic and Säid Benrahma are his main choices and given Moyes' recent comments regarding Benrahma it looks as if the Croatian Vlasib will be in the starting line up. - LN

When we think of West Ham United, the first thing that comes to mind are the incredible players that played for them in the past, such as Moore, Bonds, Payet, Di Canio, and Booking. These are some of the players that have inspired various football players, and several industries across the globe, such as the casino industry.

With just 39 goals scored, Sevilla have only the seventh best goals scored in La Liga and have drawn six of their past 13 games as a result, but they are still sitting in 2nd spot behind Real Madrid and have a comfortable cushion ahead of their nearest rivals Barcelona.

How can West Ham expect to cope in tonight's game and does Sevilla's European pedigree give them the advantage were the questions many fans were asking as they travelled to see their team play in a 'proper' European Cup tie for the first time in over 40 years!

Unfortunately a bit of pre-meditated hooliganism perpetrated by Eintrecht Frankfurt Ultra fans who had seen their side triumph 2-1 earlier on Wednesday at Real Betis, who are managed by ex-Hammers manager Manuel Pellegrini and are city rivals of Sevilla, put paid to all of that.

Valiant efforts have been made by the players and the club's medical team to try to get Hammers duo Jarrod Bowen and Declan Rice fit enough for Thursday's Europa League Cup tie against Sevilla in Spain. Alas the game comes just a bit too soon, it has been decided that it is best for Bowen to continue his recovery in order to have him fit for the Villa game at the weekend as well as the return fixture against Sevilla the following Thursday in London.

Sometimes you have to chuckle at 'transfer coup' articles, whether it is at those who wrote them or those who are stupid enough to believe them. The latest click bait Rashford to West Ham stories are more than stories, much more they are indeed works of fine fiction.

Let us examine the essential elements of a 'good read', bearing in mind most Journo's would sell their Grandmothers at the drop of a hat and are genetically born as compulsive liars who would most definitely NOT let the truth get in the way of a 'good story'.

One of the negative aspects of a "I told you so situation" is that eventually no one emerges victoriously, the point can only be made a few times before it becomes boring itself. So with that in mind analysing the choices available to David Moyes for Thursday evening's crucial game in Spain is more a case of what can he do, as opposed to what will he do?