Due to West Ham's involvement in European competition, a number of the provisional dates on the recently released Premier League fixture list will be moved to accommodate the Hammers.
With David Moyes' team involved in Thursday evening Europa League competition they will not be able to play on the Saturday immediately following their European activities with games likely to be moved back to Sunday or Monday.
West Ham do not yet know who they will face in European competition with the Hammers needing to wait for the qualifying rounds to be completed before learning their group stage opponents.
The draw for the Europa League group stage takes place on August 27 with the first matchday coming on September 16.
The following West Ham Premier League matches will be affected by their European adventure with no dates yet released for when the league games will take place.
18/09/2021 Manchester United (h)
02/10/2021 Brentford (h)
23/10/2021 Tottenham Hotspur (h)
06/11/2021 Liverpool (h)
27/11/2021 Manchester City (a)
11/12/2021 Burnley (a)
West Ham have a challenging return to Premier League action following their European games with four of last season's top seven teams direct opponents after a Europa League clash.
On a positive note for the Hammers Manchester United, Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City will also be coming off the back of midweek European action.
Only Brentford and Burnley will have blank weeks in which to prepare to take on Moyes' team.
The key dates for West Ham's Europa League campaign are as follows.
| Date | Event | Time |
September 16 |
UEFA Europa League Matchday 1 |
17:45 / 20:00 BST |
September 30 |
UEFA Europa League Matchday 2 |
17:45 / 20:00 BST |
October 21 |
UEFA Europa League Matchday 3 |
17:45 / 20:00 BST |
November 4 |
UEFA Europa League Matchday 4 |
17:45 / 20:00 BST |
November 25 |
UEFA Europa League Matchday 5 |
17:45 / 20:00 BST |
| December 9 | UEFA Europa League Matchday 6 |
17:45 / 20:00 BST |
The reality of a Thursday night Europa League campaign was always going to be a tough return to league action on the weekend following a midweek clash.
With four of the top seven to play in those games, it could not have got much harder for the Hammers, not that Moyes would have it any other way.
