West Ham fan zone for Prague final: Latest details and updates here

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On Wednesday the 7th of June, West Ham will take on Fiorentina in what will be the Hammers' first European final since the 1976 Cup Winners Cup. On that occasion, the club lost 4-2 to Anderlecht at Heysel Stadium in Brussels and David Moyes' men will be hoping they can go one better this time around.

That night, there were more than 50,000 fans inside the stadium but on this occasion, there will only be 20,000 due to the small size of the Fortuna Arena in Prague. The ground is usually where Slavia Prague play their home games and is a controversial pick for a European final considering its small size.

West Ham and Fiorentina have only been given an allocation of 5,780 tickets each meaning thousands of West Hams will make the trip to Prague next week without tickets. As a result, there will be many people looking for a way to watch the match with match tickets on the day expected to be like gold dust.

Is there going to be a fan zone in Prague?

Last week, it was reported that West Ham officials and security staff were looking into the possibility of putting a fan zone or fan park together in the Czech capital.

While the main incentive behind such a fan zone would be to ensure that ticketless West Ham fans can still enjoy the game together after enjoying the atmosphere in Prague, security are also said to be keen to try and ensure large groups of fans aren't scattered across the city.

Prague is a beautiful city but also a cheap one, when compared with British prices. Fans can expect to be able to find pints of lager for less than £1 throughout the city so West Ham security personnel are keen to congregate everyone in one place.

So far, the club has announced nothing official in relation to a fan zone in the City but there could be some news in the coming days as the final draws closer. If a fan zone isn't organised then there are plenty of pubs throughout Prague that will be showing the match so fans are unlikely to miss the game even if there isn't a fan zone.

Is there going to be a fan zone in London?

Originally, the club were hoping to install a big screen at the London Stadium so fans could watch the match at the club's stadium. However, those plans were scuppered due to the fact that there are two Major League Baseball matches going ahead at the stadium at the end of June.

The time it takes to convert the London Stadium into a baseball-friendly arena is significant and work will already have started by the time West Ham play Fiorentina meaning that a big screen at the former Olympic Stadium is impossible.

Despite the fact that the club have given up on putting on a fan zone anywhere in the capital, the Indigo at the O2 has announced that they will be showing a live screening of the match. The Indigo has a capacity of 2800 people and tickets will go on sale on 30th May at 18:00 UK time.