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Predicted: Divin intervention as David Moyes makes seven West Ham changes for Europa League clash with Back Topola in Serbia

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It looks like being Divin intervention as David Moyes makes seven West Ham changes for the Europa League clash with Back Topola in Serbia.

West Ham fans have been calling for young striker Divin Mubama to get his big chance to start.

And it looks like they will get their wish when the Hammers take on Backa Topola in Serbia this evening.

David Moyes knows a positive result will guarantee Europa League knockout football post Christmas.

It is game two of 10 in a hectic schedule between the weekend win at Burnley and January 2nd.

And it comes as a mini injury and illness crisis unfolds in the West Ham camp.

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Divin intervention as Moyes makes seven changes

We know that West Ham are missing Michail Antonio, Jarrod Bowen, Mohammed Kudus and Edson Alvarez due to knee injuries and illness.

The situation has opened the door for Mubama to get the start he craves up front.

Fans might see it as Divin intervention as Moyes makes seven West Ham changes for the Europa League clash with Back Topola in Serbia.

The Scot could actually be tempted to make eight changes but we believe he will keep Emerson in the side at left-back.

With a winnable game against injury-hit Crystal Palace at home on Sunday, Moyes will make a host of changes.

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Is this how the Hammers will line-up in Serbia?

And this is how we predict West ham will line-up over in Serbia with Mubama starting up top in place of Danny Ings.

We believe there will be seven changes from the side which started at Burnley. An eighth is being considered by Moyes but we think Emerson wll be preferred to Aaron Cresswell.

Fabianski, Kehrer, Mavropanos, Ogbonna, Emerson, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Fornals, Benrahma, Mubama.

Youngsters Lewis Orford, Dan Chester and Ollie Scarles are also in the squad.

Should West Ham fail to top Europa League Group A, they will go into the hat for a two-legged play-off against a Champions League drop out on February 15th and 22nd.

Here’s an in-depth look at who West Ham might face should they finish second in the group.

A win would put West Ham in the box seat to top Group A. Because even if Freiburg get a win over Olympiacos, the Germans would then have to beat the Hammers by two clear goals at the London Stadium in the final group game to better their head-to-head record.

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