West Ham reserves on Polish prime-time TV against Arka Gdynia

West Ham United reserves coach Alex Dyer has taken his squad to Poland for a friendly today against Arka Gdynia.

The high-profile game, which will be screened live on Polish TV, will mark a double anniversary for Arka this year. It is 80 years since the club were formed, while it also 30 years since they lifted the Polish Cup for the one and only time.

West Ham United agreed to play in the match having forged a relationship with the club after youth-team player Filip Modelski left Arka to join West Ham United.

Dyer told whufc.com: "It's a young squad and we will have a couple of young lads who have been around the first-team squad like Bondz N'Gala, Fabio Daprela and Frank Nouble. We are going to play their first team so it will be good experience for the boys and me as well.

"I hope they will learn how they conduct themselves in a different environment and also how different teams play. They will learn and I will learn how other teams conduct themselves and it will be a beneficial trip for us."