West Ham vs AEK Larnaca LIVE: Hammers boast excellent home continental record as they look to seal place in Europa Conference League quarter-finals – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

West Ham welcome AEK Larnaca to east London tonight as they look to progress to the Europa Conference League quarter-finals.

The Hammers are 2-0 up heading into the home leg after a Michail Antonio double sealed a big win in Cyprus.

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The Hammers might be embroiled in a Premier League relegation battle, but the chance to win some silverware for the first time since 1980 appears to be a growing possibility if they can finish off this tie.

And the Irons have never lost a home European second leg knockout match.

Meanwhile, Larnaca started well against West Ham last week and know that one goal would change the mood inside the stadium and bring the tie to life.

West Ham vs AEK Larnaca: Date and how to follow

This Europa Conference League round of 16 second leg will take place on Thursday, March 16.

Kick-off at the London Stadium is scheduled for 8pm.

The match will be shown live on BT Sport 3 with coverage starting at 7:30pm.

BT Sport subscribers can live stream this match via the app on their computer, mobile and tablet devices.

talkSPORT will have regular updates and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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West Ham vs AEK Larnaca: Team news

The hosts are expected to rotate their squad with Manuel Lanzini, Gianluca Scamacca, Aaron Cresswell and Angelo Ogbonna all pushing for starts.

But Flynn Downes won't play after he picked up his third yellow card of the Europa Conference League campaign in the first leg.

Antonio, last week's hero, has been ruled out with a calf problem and Vladimir Coufal has a foot issue.

Maxwel Cornet will hope to start after overcoming a long-term injury.

Meanwhile, AEK Larnaca welcome Angel Garcia and Pere Pons back after suspension.

West Ham vs AEK Larnaca: What has been said?

West Ham boss Moyes: "The big thing we really want is to get to the final, but we have to be completely focused.

"We've got a job to do and, if we can do that, then we'd reach the quarter-final of another European competition for two years in a row.

"It's important, it really is."

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West Ham vs AEK Larnaca: Match facts

• This will be just the second meeting between West Ham United and AEK Larnaka in European competitions after West Ham won 2-0 in the reverse fixture last week.
• West Ham United have never lost a second leg played at home during a knockout stage tie in European competition (W7 D2) and have progressed to the next round in eight of those nine previous instances, only failing to do so in the second round of the UEFA Cup in 1999/2000 against FCSB (0-2 away in the first leg, 0-0 at home in the 2nd leg).
• AEK Larnaka have won just two of their 11 away games in major European competitions (D4 L5) and neither of those two wins came by more than a single-goal margin.
• West Ham United have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three games in the UEFA Conference League but have never enjoyed a longer such run in European competitions.
• Michail Antonio scored both of West Ham’s two goals last week in their reverse fixture against AEK Larnaka, doing so from his only two touches in the opposition box; it was his first ever brace in a Europe.