West Ham’s Europa League third-round qualifying first leg against NK Domzale tonight will be shown exclusively live on BT Sport.

The Hammers’ trip to the Slovenian side will air on BT Sport 2 (kick-off is 7.45pm), with live streaming also available right here on BTSport.com via the link above and on the new-look BT Sport app.

All subscribers have to do watch NK Domzale v West Ham online is bookmark this page, return at 7.30pm tonight and follow the link above or click the ‘Live: NK Domzale v West Ham’ item on the app homepage.

West Ham fielded largely experimental sides in the preliminary rounds of this competition 12 months ago, eventually going out 4-3 on aggregate to Astra Giurgiu at the third-round stage.

However, with plenty of cash to spend and a new home to fill, boss Slaven Bilic is expected to make a much stronger tilt at reaching the group stages this season.

“We are happy with our preparations,” Bilic told the official club website.

“We have done everything that we wanted to do, but still we have to make a balance in our preparations to compromise some things because the competitive games don’t start on August 15th, they start on Thursday.



“It’s not ideal but I’m really pleased with the way we’ve trained.



“We are still expecting a few players to come back, those who have been playing in the European Championships.



“If we continue to work hard like this, with dedication and humility, we can expect good things."

The first-leg clash with NK Domzale was originally scheduled to take place at the Olympic Stadium but the club asked for the tie to be reversed amid concerns the Stratford arena would not be ready in time.

However, with NK Domzale experiencing their own stadium limitations – their Domzale Sports Park home has a capacity of just 2,813 – the match has been switched to the 16,000-seat Stozice Stadium in Ljubljana.

Who are NK Domzale?

NK Domzale finished third in last year’s Slovenian PrvaLiga and are two-time winners of the domestic league.

Their European pedigree is limited to several underwhelming UEFA Cup/Europa League campaigns, including a run to the UEFA Cup first round in 2005, when they were beaten by Stuttgart.

They also suffered back-to-back Champions League second-qualifying round exits to Dinamo Zagreb following their title triumphs of 2007 and 2008.

NK Domzale beat Andorran side Lusitanos (5-2 on aggregate) and Belarusian outfit Shakhtyor Soligorsk (3-2 on aggregate) to set up the meeting with West Ham.

Do they have any danger men?

They’re not exactly household names, but West Ham will need to be wary of striker Slobodan Vuk, who has made a strong start to the new domestic season in Slovenia and has a solid scoring record for the club (29 in 99 league games).

Matic Crnic, a left winger who recently won his first two caps for the national team, will also need to be well marshalled.

Team news

West Ham will be without influential left-back Aaron Cresswell, who is ruled out for four months after suffering a knee injury in Saturday's friendly win over Karlsruher.

Dimitri Payet, James Collins and Angelo Ogbonna, who all reached the latter stages of Euro 2016 with their respective countries, are also sidelined along with Manuel Lanzini (knee).

New boys Sofiane Feghouli, Gokhan Tore and Havard Nordtveit could make their first competitive appearances, while Reece Oxford is also in the squad despite his recent exertions for England at the UEFA Under-19 Championships.

What if I can’t watch the game live?

No problem.

Full repeats of the match will be shown on BT Sport Europe, BTSport.com and the BT Sport app at midnight, 6am and 3.45pm on Friday.

All the best moments from the game will also be available on both online platforms after the final whistle has blown.