The Hammers have collected a maximum of six points from their first two continental games and are sitting at the summit of Group A, while the hosts are occupying third spot, separated by two points.
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West Ham United will be bidding to maintain their perfect start to the Europa League campaign when they travel to Greece to take on Olympiacos on Thursday evening. The Hammers have collected a maximum of six points from their first two continental games and are sitting at the summit of Group A, while the hosts are occupying third spot in the four-team table, with just a solitary point to their name from two group matches. Meanwhile, the visitors are heading into the match on the back of a 4-1 Premier League defeat away to Aston Villa at the weekend.
🔥 MATCHDAY 🔥
⚽️ Olympiacos vs West Ham United
🏆 @EuropaLeague
🏟 G. Karaiskakis, 19:45 🇬🇷
📲 #OLYWHU#Olympiacos #UEL pic.twitter.com/uDdPs2SUzA— Olympiacos FC (@olympiacosfc) October 26, 2023
Olympiacos began their Europa League group stage campaign with a 3-2 defeat against Freiburg last month and it has been their lone defeat across all competitions this season. Thrylos travelled to Serbia for their second Group A fixture on October 5 and were forced to share the spoils against Backa Topla at Graski Stadion despite taking a 2-0 lead through Giorgos Masouras and Daniel Podence. Nevertheless, when it comes to their Greek top flight, Red -Whites are comfortably sitting at the summit of the standings, two points clear and having a game in hand over the chasing pack. Diego Martinez’s side will be hoping to transform their domestic success into the continental stage when they play host to last season’s Europa Conference League winners on Thursday.
West Ham. on the other hand, have made an impressive start to their Europa League campaign, securing back-to-back wins over TSC and Freiburg. The Hammers got the better of Freiburg at Europa Park Stadion at the start of October thanks to Lucas Paqueta’s eighth-minute opener and Nayef Aguerd’s winner six minutes into the hour mark. However, since the, David Moyes’ side have taken just a solitary point from their last two Premier League games against the likes of Newcastle United (2-2) and Aston Villa (4-1). The defeat at Villa Park ended their four game unbeaten run in all competitions. West Ham are currently occupying ninth spot in the English top flight standings, having collected 14 points from nine matches.
Olympiacos probable starting lineup: Paschalakis, Rodinei, Betsos, Porozo, Quini, Camara, Hezze, Masouras, Fortounis, Podence, El Kaabi
West Ham United probable starting lineup: Fabianski, Coufal, Mavropanos, Aguerd, Kehrer, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Kudus, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio
Olympiacos
| Opponents | Score |
| TSC | 2-2 (D) |
| Giannina | 0-3 (W) |
| Aris | 4-1 (W) |
| Kifisias | 4-0 (W) |
| Freiburg | 2-3 (L) |
West Ham United
| Opponents | Score |
| Aston Villa | 4-1 (L) |
| Newcastle | 2-2 (D) |
| Freiburg | 1-2 (W) |
| Sheffield United | 2-0 (W) |
| Lincoln | 0-1 (W) |
The Europa League fixture between Olympiacos and West Ham United will take place at Karaiskakis Stadium on Thursday at 10:15 pm IST.
| Olympiacos vs West Ham United | Key Details |
| Date | October 26 |
| Venue | Karaiskakis Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Greece | 7:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in UK | 5:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:15 pm |
The live telecast of the Europa League matches in India will be available on Sony Sports network. Besides, football fans in India can also live stream the game through Sony LIV. Meanwhile, those in Greece can watch the fixture on Cosmote Sports 3 HD. And, football fans in UK can catch the live action via discovery + network, TNT Sports and Talksport 2 Radio UK.
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