Antonio hits out at officials as West Ham go down swinging

Hello and welcome to Telegraph Sport’s live, minute-by-minute coverage of the Europa League quarter-final second leg between West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen.

West Ham face a difficult task after Xabi Alonso’s side struck twice late on in Germany last week. David Moyes’ side must not only end Bayer Leverkusen’s 43-game unbeaten run, but also beat them comprehensively.

Leverkusen stormed to their first Bundlesliga title this season under Alonso, ending Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign, winning 38 out of 43 games across all competitions. Alonso is confident his team will not suffer from a hangover when looking to maintain their treble charge by pressing home their advantage against West Ham.

“The team and players have given me no reason to doubt them” he said. “Because of the commitment, the concentration and mentality that they have had. Even after a big success, I feel the hunger and desire of these players and this team not to stop.”

“We are pushing for that. We have a big chance ­tomorrow. If we don’t go through, it is not going to be because of the mentality. I have all the confidence. We come in a humble way but in a confident way. We have the experience last year of going to the semi-final and now we want to go even further.”

David Moyes could welcome back Alphonse Areola and Kalvin Phillips back from injury. However, Lucas Paqueta and Emerson Palmieri are both out due to untimely suspensions. West Ham’s hopes of an unlikely comeback will be enhanced if Jarrod Bowen passes a late fitness test. Bowen missed the defeats to Leverkusen and Fulham.

“It was great to see Jarrod out there,” Moyes said. “It’s the first time we’ve had him out. I’m not sure [if he’ll be involved]. We had Kalvin and Alphonse out there as well but I’m not sure about them either. They will all be late calls tomorrow.”

Kick off is at 8pm and we’ll have team news shortly.