West Ham vs Freiburg LIVE!

David Moyes took the handbrake off West Ham and watched them race into the last eight of the Europa League with a 5-0 win over Freiburg.

Hammers boss Moyes uncharacteristically named an attacking line-up in a bid to repair the damage of the 1-0 first-leg defeat in Germany last week.

He was rewarded with a sparkling display as goals from Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen, Aaron Cresswell and two from Mohammed Kudus - including a sensational solo effort - secured a 5-1 aggregate win and a place in a European quarter-final for a third-successive season.

As a consequence the Hammers may have also done some of their Premier League rivals a favour, with the result pushing England ahead of Germany in UEFA's coefficient rankings, which could mean an extra spot in Europe next season.

West Ham vs Freiburg highlights

• GOAL! Paqueta levels Europa League tie early

• GOAL! Bowen adds second for West Ham

• GOAL! Cresswell makes it three after restart

• GOAL! Kudus wondergoal seals big win

• GOAL! It's five late on as Kudus gets another

When is the Europa League draw?

19:47

West Ham fans can pop back to Standard Sport at noon tomorrow to discover their quarter-final opponents.

Benfica, Marseille and AC Milan have also booked their spots in the early kick-offs.

Watch the goal that made it 5-0

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A rocket from Mohammed Kudus!

Full time!

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A perfect night’s work for West Ham!

Mohammed Kudus with the late brace after goals from Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen and Aaron Cresswell make light work of the one-goal deficit from the first leg.

West Ham 5-0 Freiburg (5-1 agg.) | 90 mins

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Nearly six as Vladimir Coufal is denied at the near post.

The corner ends with a foul to the visitors and the board goes up for two added minutes.

West Ham 5-0 Freiburg (5-1 agg.) | 87 mins

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Edson Alvarez, Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen come off.

Young midfielder George Earthy, Kalvin Phillips and Danny Ing enter the fray.

GGGGOOOAAALLL!!! West Ham 5-0 Freiburg | Kudus, 85'

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MOHAMMED KUDUS GETS ANOTHER!

Ruthless hit from the edge of the box.

Watch stunning Mohammed Kudus goal

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Simply sensational.

Dan Kilpatrick at London Stadium

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A contender for goal of the tournament by Kudus to cap a hugely impressive and businesslike display from West Ham.

Freiburg have given up, testament to West Ham's ruthlessness.

West Ham 4-0 Freiburg (4-1 agg.) | 80 mins

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Michail Antonio comes off, he’s been superb and has to start at home to Aston Villa on the weekend.

GGGGOOOOAAALLLL!!! West Ham 4-0 Freiburg | Kudus, 77'

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MOHAMMED KUDUS!

WHAT A GOAL!

The Ghanaian grabs the ball in his own half and steamrolls through the heart of the Freiburg defence, nutmegging one man and slotting home with aplomb.

Stunning! And he grabs a stool for his celebration in front of the home fans to cap a perfect night.

West Ham 3-0 Freiburg (3-1 agg.) | 74 mins

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Edson Alvarez booked for a late lunge on Max Eggestein. That’s a suspension for the quarter-final first leg.

Lucas Paqueta wasn't delighted about being taken off

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To be fair, he is on a booking in the Europa League and had earlier picked up a knock to the back of his leg...

West Ham 3-0 Freiburg (3-1 agg.) | 71 mins

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Party football from Mohammed Kudus!

A delightful couple of flicks from the Ghanaian after he wins the ball back, and the West Ham fans indulge in some ‘Ole’-ing as a result.

West Ham 3-0 Freiburg (3-1 agg.) | 68 mins

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Aaron Cresswell booked for a challenge in his own final third but the free-kick leads to nothing.

West Ham 3-0 Freiburg (3-1 agg.) | 66 mins

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Decent hit by the sub, Florent Muslija, from range but it’s down the keeper’s throat.

West Ham 3-0 Freiburg (3-1 agg.) | 63 mins

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Lucas Paqueta departs for West Ham. The Brazilian did look to hurt his calf in the first half, so no surprise to see him protected.

James Ward-Prowse replaces the clearly disappointed Paqueta.

Florent Muslija on for Nicolas Hofler as Freiburg also make a change. Lukas Kubler on for Manuel Gulde.

Watch Aaron Cresswell goal to make it 3-0

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A super finish but the defenders seemed uninterested.

West Ham 3-0 Freiburg (3-1 agg.) | 55 mins

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Edson Alvarez arrives onto a looping Vladimir Coufal cross but his header drops wide of the post.

West Ham look the more likely to score again, here.

Dan Kilpatrick at London Stadium

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Lovely, lovely goal from Cresswell. His first touch with the studs was classy and that was a great finish into the bottom corner.

A touch of Europa League redemption for the left-back, who was sent off in the semi-final two years ago.

GGGGGOOOOOAAALLLL!!! West Ham 3-0 Freiburg | Cresswell, 51'

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THAT SURELY SETTLES IT!

Jarrod Bowen crosses from the right but it squirrels away from Tomas Soucek, rolling instead to Aaron Cresswell on the edge of the box.

The left-back has time to take a touch and pick out the far corner, and fires in off the post!

Dan Kilpatrick at London Stadium

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The atmosphere is oddly flat here, with the Freiburg supporters making most of the noise as the second half begins.

Probably down to the early kick-off and perhaps the air of comfort around the ground, with West Ham leading 2-0 and in a strong position to progress.

West Ham 2-0 Freiburg (2-1 agg.) | 47 mins

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Freiburg look to spring a quick start but West Ham are back in numbers.

David Moyes’ side will happily play on the counter if required as this clock ticks down.

Kick-off!

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Michael Gregoritsch, the matchwinner from the first leg, is on for Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo comes off.

Elsewhere in the Europa League

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AC Milan are storming into the quarter-finals, leading Slavia Prague 3-0 away from home and 7-2 on aggregate.

Rangers and Benfica are goalless with that tie level, whereas Villarreal have cut the deficit against Marseille to three goals. They lead 1-0 on the night at the break.

So far, so good for the Hammers

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It has been clear from quite early on that Freiburg don’t have the talent that West Ham possess.

The Germans were let off the hook in the first leg, but not here.

Lucas Paqueta’s far-post finish came after a run of consecutive corners piled the pressure on and Jarrod Bowen’s superb second has put them ahead on aggregate.

It’s been a fine night for David Moyes too, with his decision to start Michail Antonio paying dividends.

Get the next goal and you fancy the Hammers to cruise home.

Half-time!

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That was a more or less perfect half of football in the context of this tie for West Ham.

From a goal down to a goal up, courtesy of Lucas Paqueta and Jarrod Bowen.

West Ham 2-0 Freiburg (2-1 agg.) | 45 mins

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One added minute.

West Ham 2-0 Freiburg (2-1 agg.) | 41 mins

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Nice run into the box by Vincenzo Grifo off the Freiburg left but his shot is semi-blocked and Lukasz Fabianski grabs it.

Still, one goal for the Germans turns this tie on its head. Another for West Ham and you’d fancy it to be over.

Watch Jarrod Bowen put West Ham ahead in the tie

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Freiburg’s defenders were terrified.

West Ham 2-0 Freiburg (2-1 agg.) | 38 mins

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Chance for Michail Antonio to chase a loose ball down in the Freiburg half but Manuel Gulde gets across well.

The Freiburg No5 has been the visitors’ only defender capable of mixing it with the Hammers’ frontline.

Up the other end, Maximilian Eggestein places a tame shot straight at the keeper.

Dan Kilpatrick at London Stadium

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Great strength and skill from Bowen. Freiburg's defenders couldn't live with him there. A great way to mark another call-up to the England squad for West Ham's talisman.

West Ham 2-0 Freiburg (2-1 agg.) | 35 mins

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The Hammers aren’t stopping there.

Edson Alvarez battles his way into the box and wins a corner. It’s Jarrod Bowen to take, flicked on and wide at the near post by Tomas Soucek.

GGGGOOOAALLLL!!! West Ham 2-0 Freiburg | Bowen, 32'

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JARROD BOWEN!

A Freiburg challenge is shrugged off by the England attacker, and you just know he’ll make them pay... and he does with a wicked effort from outside the box.

West Ham lead the tie!

West Ham 1-0 Freiburg (1-1 agg.) | 30 mins

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A bit better from the Germans in recent moments, West Ham resorting to clearing long and Michail Antonio has to hold the ball up alone.

He does a good job off Kurt Zouma’s hoof but his cross is cleared.

West Ham 1-0 Freiburg (1-1 agg.) | 28 mins

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Good work by Mohammed Kudus to drop back into the box and snuff out a moment of space for Ritsu Doan.

The Japan international hesitates and has to settle for Freiburg’s first corner of the game.

Tomas Soucek clears.

Dan Kilpatrick at London Stadium

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If West Ham do not progress here, they will look back on that Kudus miss. Superb work from Antonio, who put it on a plate for his teammate.

West Ham 1-0 Freiburg (1-1 agg.) | 21 mins

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Lucas Paqueta is back on, mercifully for West Ham.

The Hammers are also back on the front foot and Vladimir Coufal pops up in the box - his cross is cleared.

West Ham 1-0 Freiburg (1-1 agg.) | 19 mins

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Bad news for West Ham. The goalscorer, Lucas Paqueta, is down and needs treatment.

Looks like his calf.

West Ham 1-0 Freiburg (1-1 agg.) | 18 mins

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CLOSE!

Classic Michail Antonio run down the right wing, holding off his defender while forcing his way into the box.

There’s an end product, too, as Mohammed Kudus arrives a little out of step with the cross and he shoots wide.

Watch Lucas Paqueta's goal vs Freiburg

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Three corners in a row and the pressure pays off!

West Ham 1-0 Freiburg (1-1 agg.) | 16 mins

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Jarrod Bowen heads down the right flank and is happy to go on his weaker foot to cross, with a good low ball grabbed the keeper as Michail Antonio lingers.

Dan Kilpatrick at London Stadium

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West Ham could not have asked for a better start.

They have flown out of the blocks here and levelled the tie within nine minutes to get the London Stadium rocking. "Champions of Europe," rings around the ground, while the Freiburg fans have stopped their synchronised jumping.

West Ham 1-0 Freiburg (1-1 agg.) | 11 mins

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Nearly an instant reply! Roland Sallai rolls a shot wide of the far-post after Freiburg get back on the front foot.

GGGGOOOOAAALLLL!!! West Ham 1-0 Freiburg | Paqueta, 9'

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LUCAS PAQUETA STRIKES!

Another lovely corner by Aaron Cresswell, a header flicks it to the far-post for Paqueta to turn home unmarked.

West Ham 0-0 Freiburg (0-1 agg.) | 8 mins

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More pressure from West Ham as a cross nearly reaches Tomas Soucek, before Mohammed Kudus keeps it alive to win a corner.

It’s an out-swinger from Aaron Cresswell, turned behind well by Manuel Gulde for another. And the Freiburg defender is there to nod this one over - we’ll go again!

West Ham 0-0 Freiburg (0-1 agg.) | 5 mins

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Vladimir Coufal wins and takes a throw-in high up the pitch, which is semi-long and dipping violently as multiple legs are thrown at it.

The keeper has to punch out for a corner, which sees Jarrod Bowen slice a shot over.

West Ham 0-0 Freiburg (0-1 agg.) | 2 mins

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Lucas Paqueta is West Ham’s No10 playing off Michail Antonio, with Jarrod Bowen wide right and Mohammed Kudus on the left of a 4-2-3-1.

Freiburg with three at the back, looking to get on the ball early.

West Ham vs Freiburg | Kick-off!

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The Hammers have won each of their last ten European home games.

Can they keep that going tonight to book a spot in the quarter-finals?

Man in the middle

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Marco Guida, the Italian referee who is a regular in Serie A and the Champions League, takes the whistle tonight.

Kick-off up next!

Here come the players!

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Nearly time to get underway on what feels like a fairly odd overcast early evening in the capital.

London Stadium is sold out but certainly not yet full as the crowd continues to make its way in.

David Moyes delivers verdict on his team selection

17:37

"We felt we needed a slight change, let's see how it goes but we can't throw everything in right away. We have to put them under pressure."

"I think the only thing we can take from [Sevilla] is the crowd, they were magnificent.

“Sevilla were serial winners at that point, it was a big thrill and we have to take a bit of experience and know this game can go to extra-time. We have to be ready for that tonight."

Jarrod Bowen exclusive interview

17:33 , Marc Mayo

Before tonight’s match, Dan sat down for an exclusive chat with Jarrod Bowen.

The West Ham star talks David Moyes, England and following on from Declan Rice.

Read in full here!

West Ham vs Freiburg | Video preview

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Our reporter Dan Kilpatrick has checked in at London Stadium, listen in as he previews kick-off.

Rewind: Freiburg grab advantage in first leg

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West Ham were aggrieved to see a late penalty shout rejected but this was the telling moment in the reverse leg.

Big night in the Europa League

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Roma, Liverpool and Marseille all looked to have booked their quarter-final tickets already... can West Ham join them?

Jarrod Bowen exclusive

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Jarrod Bowen has called on West Ham fans to create another special European night atmosphere at the London Stadium this evening.

“We’ve been here before,” Bowen told Standard Sport. “I think of the Sevilla game [at the same stage in 2021-22] as one, even those first-leg games — Frankfurt at home and Lyon at home and AZ Alkmaar, too.

“When we get that atmosphere going and the stadium is bouncing, it’s difficult for any team to come here and beat us.

“We’re going to need another one of them, we’re 1-0 down with a chance to go into the quarter-final of a European competition, so we’re going to need absolutely everyone.

“We have to be the ones to get the first goal. If we get that first goal, the fans will really think we can go on and get the next one.”

Read the full story!

Why are West Ham kicking off early?

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West Ham fans will need to be in full voice much earlier than usual this evening as the game is due to kick-off at 5.45pm GMT.

That’s because due to the number of teams from the British market involved at this stage of the competition and the need for the ties to be split across the broadcast slots.

Both West Ham and Rangers' home tie against Benfica have been selected for the earlier 5.45pm GMT kick-off with Brighton and Liverpool’s games in the 8pm slot.

West Ham vs Freiburg | Countdown to kick-off

17:00

It’s an early one in east London with just 45 minutes until this game gets underway.

And the Freiburg fans have made their ascent up to London Stadium en masse!

West Ham vs Freiburg odds

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West Ham to qualify: Evens

Freiburg to qualify: 8/11

Odds via Ladbrokes, subject to change

One change for Freiburg

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Michael Gregoritsch, who scored the winner in the first leg as well as another goal on the weekend, drops to the bench for Freiburg.

Lucas Holer starts up top in the only change but Philipp Lienhart is fit for the bench.

Michail Antonio starts for West Ham

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David Moyes has thrown an extra attacker into the mix for the Hammers as Michail Antonio gets the nod.

James Ward-Prowse is the midfielder to make way, with Edson Alvarez returning from the bench.

Kurt Zouma is preferred to Nayef Aguerd in defence and Lukasz Fabianski comes in as the cup goalkeeper.

No sign of Emerson Palmieri, who misses out through injury.

Here's the Freiburg team

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Freiburg XI: Atubolu; Sidillia, Ginter, Gulde; Doan, Hofler, Eggestein, Gunter; Sallai, Holer, Grifo

Subs: Muller, Uphoff, Lienhart, Szalai, Keitel, Kubler, Adamu, Muslija, Philipp, Makengo, Rohl, Gregoritsch

West Ham team news is in!

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West Ham XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Zouma, Mavropanos, Cresswell; Soucek, Alvarez; Kudus, Bowen, Paqueta; Antonio

Subs: Areola, Ogbonna, Knightbridge, Aguerd, Phillips, Ings, Johnson, Ward-Prowse, Mubama, Earthy, Orford, Casey

West Ham duo learn England fate

16:31 , Marc Mayo

Jarrod Bowen has been called up to the squad for England’s upcoming internationals.

But there is no place for Kalvin Phillips.

Gareth Southgate has, however, kept the door open for the loanee midfielder to turn his fortunes around before Euro 2024.

Read the full story!

Head-to-head record

16:26 , Marc Mayo

These teams had never met before this season, and are now on for their fourth match in barely six months.

West Ham wins: 2

Draws: 0

Freiburg wins: 1

Freiburg boss' warning to players

16:18

Freiburg coach Christian Streich has told his players to forget their aggregate lead and treat tonight’s match as a fresh contest.

He told reporters: "At 1-0, the situation isn't much different.

“It's all about what we do on the pitch, how brave we are and what options we give our players with the ball at their feet.”

Throwback: Andriy Yarmolenko fires West Ham into the quarters

16:11

The Ukrainian popped up in extra-time as West Ham downed Sevilla on their previous visit to this stage of the competition - which saw them lose the first leg 1-0, too...

David Moyes looking for Sevilla repeat

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David Moyes is hoping to rally his West Ham players to repeat history tonight.

The Hammers knocked out Sevilla in similar circumstances in the 2021-22 season when Soucek levelled the aggregate score in the first half before Andriy Yarmolenko struck the winner in extra-time.

“It's going to be tough, but we've done it before, and we have to do it one way or another,” he said.

“Our focus is only on how we win, and the performance that we need to put in to do that.

“The biggest memory of a similar situation was against Sevilla, who had won the competition many times. We overcame that challenge, but Freiburg are a good team.

“This one is important because we have to win to get through, and we'll do our best to do that."

Score prediction

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Though an improvement will be needed, West Ham should surely have enough at home to turn things around.

West Ham to win 2-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate.

How we reckon the visitors will line up

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Predicted Freiburg XI: Atubolu; Sidillia, Ginter, Gulde; Doan, Hofler, Eggestein, Gunter; Sallai, Gregoritsch, Grifo

Early Freiburg team news

15:45

Freiburg defender Matthias Ginter was forced off in the weekend win at Bochum. Weisshaupt and Jordy Makengo both missed that game but could return here.

Philipp Lienhart, Kenneth Schmidt, Max Rosenfelder and Daniel Kofi-Kyereh will all miss out due to injuries.

Our prediction for the Hammers' line-up

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Predicted West Ham XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Zouma, Mavropanos, Cresswell; Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Alvarez; Kudus, Bowen, Paqueta

Early West Ham team news

15:30 , Marc Mayo

Emerson Palmieri missed the comeback draw with Burnley on Sunday as the result of a groin problem sustained in the first leg, but could return tonight.

Elsewhere, Maxwel Cornet will not be available due to a similar issue.

Lukasz Fabianski will likely replace Alphonse Areola in goal, while Kurt Zouma and Edson Alvarez could come into the starting lineup too.

Where to watch West Ham vs Freiburg

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TV channel: The game will be broadcast live in the UK on TNT Sports 1. Coverage starts at 5pm GMT before the earlier kick-off time of 5:45pm.

Live stream: Subscribers will also be able to watch on a live stream online via the Discovery+ website and app.

West Ham vs Freiburg LIVE!

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Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s coverage of West Ham vs Freiburg!

Kick-off comes at the earlier 5.45pm GMT from London Stadium as the Hammers look to overturn a one-goal deficit from the first leg in Germany.

There have been plenty of famous European nights at this ground in recent years, will another take place tonight?

Follow along live with all the build-up, team news, match action and reaction!