West Ham United and Freiburg square off in the Europa League on Thursday night with a place in the last 16 at stake.
Although both teams are already guaranteed to feature in the knockout stages, they will each be eager to finish top of Group A and avoid the last 32.
That was a clear contributory factor to their 5-0 defeat at the hands of Fulham, just three days after they have overturned a half-time deficit to defeat Tottenham Hotspur on away territory.
Fortunately for Moyes and his players, they can enter this fixture having already qualified for at least the last 32, easing the pressure to a certain extent.
Nevertheless, this is a competitive game for West Ham as they bid to take two matches off their schedule in 2024 and progress a round further towards winning European silverware in successive seasons.
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