Rice hails 'incredible night for West Ham academy' after debutants Scarles and Mubama shine

Declan Rice hailed 'another amazing night for our academy' after West Ham's 3-0 win over FCSB in the Europa Conference League.

The Hammers became the first team to emerge from the group stage with a 100% record, thanks to Pablo Fornal's brace and Joyskim Dawa's own goal.

With qualification already secured, David Moyes made debuts for young graduates Oliver Scarles and Divin Mubama, who played crucial roles ahead of the own goal, while Kaelan Casey and Kamarai Swyer also made their senior bows from the bench.

Club captain Rice, who himself came through the Hammers' famed youth system, was left out of the matchday squad but posted on social media: "Another amazing night for our academy."

Meanwhile, Moyes praised his youth, especially the starting duo Scarles and Mubama.

"Hopefully we will put some pressure on the boys in the first team in the future," he told BT Sport. “All the boys played very well. We could have scored more goals.

"I think Oliver Scarles played exceptionally well. Divin scored a goal; I know it's considered an own goal, but he's a young centre-forward, and you could see from how much it meant to him to score.

"They have a great spirit in the Under-23s. There is a great spirit at West Ham and everyone is happy for these young players.

"Everyone wants an opportunity, you just hope they can take it and I thought they both did it tonight."