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Football is still played on a pitch as far as we can make out and yet there are certain clubs who have taken their 'digital philosophy' to a new level whereby everything is looked at in 'AI' detail to determine the best way to get a result, irrespective of what it entails.

West Ham: Areola, Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice (C), Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma, Antonio. Subs: Fabianski, Anang, Johnson, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, Ings, Emerson, Potts, Mubama.
AZ Alkmaar: Ryan, Sugawara, Beukema, Hatzidiakos, M De Wit, Clasie, Mijnans, Reijnders, Odgaard, Pavlidis, Van Brederode. Subs: Verhulst, Deen, Mihailovic, Barasi, Lahdo, Bazoer, Vanheusden, Buurmeester, Meerdink, Goes

So much of West Ham's season and David Moyes' tenure at the club depends on the club's showing in the Conference League Cup semi finals, last year the semi finals were as far as the club could get in the far superior Europa League Cup, failing against the eventual winners.