West Ham host the new Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen in a UEFA Europa League quarterfinal second leg on April 18.
Xabi Alonso’s side finally secured their first ever Bundesliga title over the weekend with wild celebrations at the Bay Arena ahead of their trip to London with a 2-0 first-leg advantage.
Alonso can still potentially lead his team to a trophy treble this season, if they progress in Europe, and win the DFB-Pokal final against Koln next month.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it worldwide, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
West Ham vs Bayer Leverkusen kick off time
This Europa League clash takes place at the London Stadium in London, UK and kicks off on Thursday, April 18 at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Thu, Apr. 18 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Thu, Apr. 18 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Thu, Apr. 18 | 8:00 p.m. BST |
| India | Fri, Apr. 19 | 12:30 a.m. IST |
West Ham vs Bayer Leverkusen live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Europa League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
USA: Europa League matches are available to stream on Paramount+ (English). New users can currently get a FREE seven-day trial.
ViX is the place to go for Spanish subscribers.
Canada: Every Europa League game streams live on DAZN.
UK: This match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 2 and streamed on discovery+. Every UEFA Champions League and Europa League match this season is available on TNT Sports for only £30.99 / month.
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West Ham vs Bayer Leverkusen lineups, team news
David Moyes is still without key winger Jarrod Bowen through injury with Alphonse Areola and Kalvin Phillips also out. The hosts could go for a formation change as they chase a win in London with Lucas Paqueta suspended.
West Ham predicted XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Fabianski (GK) — Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma, Emerson — Soucek, Alvarez — Johnson, Ward-Prowse, Kudus — Antonio.
West Ham subs (12): TBC
Alonso’s only injury absentee for this clash is midfielder Adam Hlozek. Ahead of a Bundesliga trip to Dortmund this weekend, he could rotate, to focus on Europe with Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong starting.
Bayer Leverkusen predicted XI (3-4-3 right to left): Kovar (GK) — Stanisic, Tah, Tapsoba — Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka, Grimaldo —Wirtz, Schick, Adli.
Bayer Leverkusen subs (12): TBC
West Ham vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction
West Ham did superbly to hold Bayer Leverkusen for over 80 minutes in the first leg and a single goal deficit would give them a real chance back on home soil. Despite Bayer Leverkusen being on cloud nine after their title win, Alonso runs a tight ship, and they should have enough to move into the semifinals.
Prediction: West Ham 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
