Moyes is set to start with cup goalkeeper Alphonse Areola despite Lukasz Fabianski being the club's number one. But if the match goes to penalties Moyes will have a big decision to make. On Clarets manager Vincent Kompany: "I admired him as a player. He had a great career, and I have to say he's had a great start to his managerial career." Finally, Ward-Prowse is in a league of his own when it comes to work-rate. As mentioned, the 28-year-old covered a league-topping 433km last season - beating Gross (419km) and Rice (413km). That distance equates to running more than 10 marathons or two return trips between St Mary's and the London Stadium, as the crow flies.

Faith: It looked like another frustrating away loss but praise to Moyes for bringing on the subs that changed the game. Hopefully we will see more of Divin now, he certainly looked confident and mature. A win is a win but we really do need to play for whole games and press a bit more. And it's normally at this stage of a season when a club can really define expectations of where they should be by the time May comes around. Rice has risen through the ranks like few others in recent years to write himself into club folklore. It is easy to forget the affable, confident skipper who never shies away from fronting up for his team-mates only turned 24 in January. On opponents Burnley's adjustment to the top-flight: "It's been a challenge for the promoted teams this season, but I don't think that's anything to say about any gap between the two leagues." AZ Alkmaar tried a similar tactic at the same stage of this season's Conference League, but Moyes and his side had learned from their experience and won home and away to seal their progress to Prague.

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But speaking on Tuesday, he categorically denied suggestions that he could step down after the final, regardless of the result. The game didn't really develop any momentum as too many players exaggerated non-existent fouls, which made it a tough evening for Spanish referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande, much as it was for Anthony Taylor in the Europa League final seven days earlier. It was close to a complete performance. The way we did it shows how far we've come. It's a combination of a top performance and a good win."

It would cap off a fine turnaround for Moyes' side, who were booed by their own fans on 5 April when they suffered a 5-1 home defeat by Newcastle to leave them just a point clear of the Premier League relegation zone. Rice was present two years ago at the unveiling of the Olympic Park statue commemorating that legendary West Ham trio, and would be in line for one of his own if he and his team can add to the all-too-slim honours board at the London Stadium on Wednesday night.However, one officer told the Press Association there had already been "a couple of incidents" involving West Ham fans, and added that they are "prepared for trouble". Burnley could become only the second side in English league history to lose their first seven at home from the start of a campaign, after Newport County in the 1970-71 Fourth Division.

On Saturday's game at Burnley, Antonio added: "It's a big game for us. We started off well before the first two breaks and then last break didn’t have the best of runs. Moyes recognises that Burnley are in an "incredibly tough battle against relegation" after suffering 10 defeats in their opening 12 games of the season. New Italian striker Gianluca Scamacca, Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio scored in a 3-1 first-leg win. Scamacca was on target again, along with Said Benrahma and Tomas Soucek, in the away leg to secure a comprehensive 6-1 aggregate victory. If the potentially-departing Declan Rice's final chapter of his West Ham legacy were to lift a European trophy for his boyhood club, it would be a fitting end for one of east London's favourite sons. Michail Antonio has got a small injury which is not serious but "it will probably keep him out for a couple of weeks". Jarrod Bowen should be available for selection but Moyes will make a decision tomorrow.The 1981 Uefa Cup finalists had enjoyed an impressive European run, beating Lazio in the last 16 and coming from two goals down to beat Anderlecht on penalties in the quarter-finals. Defender Nayef Aguerd also dragged an effort wide from close range in the 82nd minute, before Pablo Fornals raced clear in injury time and buried the ball into the bottom corner to seal the tie.

He has led his side on the pitch as well as off it en route to Prague and few would begrudge him a move of the kind that has been talked about this summer, with Champions League incumbents Bayern Munich and Arsenal at the front of the queue. You’re not doom and gloom. If we lost that last game, we’d probably have gone into it with everyone a bit down and then with a two week break to try and correct it and make it right. If somebody had said three years ago when I took the job that you'd avoid relegation and finish in Europe and I've said you were mad. West Ham's Europa League semi-final downfall against Lyon last year owed a lot to a level of gamesmanship from the French side which the Hammers were ill-prepared to face. Whilst Nayef Aguerd took time out to console Morocco team-mates Sofyan Amrabat at the final whistle, the celebrations of the Premier League team were something to behold.The reaction from the pitch and the stands at the final whistle give a lie to anyone who feels this tournament is beneath them and should give hope to Aston Villa, England's entrants next season.