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The UEFA Europa Conference League gets underway on Thursday night and West Ham are currently the pre-tournament favourites along with Villarreal. The Hammers looked on-course to qualify for the Europa League once again last season as they were right in the mix for a to six finish. However, a poor end to the campaign saw them narrowly miss out after finishing two points behind Man Utd in seventh place.

West Ham have endured a tough start to the 2022/23 campaign as they sit third from bottom in the Premier League table having picked up just four points from their opening six matches. Saturday’s frustrating defeat to Chelsea optimized the season so far, as West Ham played well but failed to get the points their performance deserved. Many will point to a poor decision from the officials to rule out the late equaliser, which only heightened the sense of frustration around the club right now.

Let’s take a look at West Ham’s next six fixtures:

West Ham kick off their UEFA Europa Conference League group stage campaign against Steaua Bucharest [FCSB] at the London Stadium on Thursday evening. The Irons narrowly missed out on Europa League qualification after finishing two points behind Manchester United in 7th spot in the Premier League last season.