West Ham boss David Moyes wants Gianluca Scamacca to grab his chance tonight against AEK Larnaca.

Moyes says Scamacca came back a different player after the break for the 2022 World Cup but is willing to give him a chance in Thursday's Europa Conference League last-16 second leg against Larnaca.

West Ham lead 2-0 from the first leg in Cyprus and are on the verge of reaching the quarter finals.

"Yes, it is, a good chance," Moyes said of starting Scamacca on Wednesday.

"We want him back. We want our Gianluca back who we had from August to November. The one we have got right now looks slightly different. We need him to get back to those levels.

"We want him to be physically working hard for the team, getting in the right goalscoring positions, playing like a 6ft4in centre forward and covering all the ground. That's what we want from him.

"In the early part of the season we saw that. We haven't seen it since he has come back from his injury in November around the World Cup."

This is West Ham's final game before the international break, with no fixture this weekend due to Manchester City's involvement in the FA Cup.

The Hammers' next Premier League outing will be at home to Southampton on April 2 and, other than allowing Scamacca a rare run out, Moyes is likely to go strong amid the pressure on him.

"I don't know how many players were bought in the Premier League," Moyes continued.

"Let's say 150. How many of them do you think have been a success this year? I don't think you would be thinking of too many names.

"So to put it in perspective, it is not just Gianluca. It is a difficult league to come into and get settled. He will come back soon."