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West Ham United will compete in the qualifying rounds of next season’s Europa Conference League after failing to capitalise on Manchester United ’s final day slip-up.

A seventh-placed finish was guaranteed for David Moyes’ side on the final day of the season after losing 3-1 away at Brighton and Hove Albion, despite the Hammers taking a first half lead in the game through Michail Antonio’s stunning strike.

With Man United losing 1-0 away at Crystal Palace, a win for West Ham in Sussex would have put them in the Europa League next season for a second consecutive campaign, with Arsenal taking the other spot in Europe.

While West Ham have taken the English place in Europe’s third-tier club competition for next season, they are not assured of a place in the group stages just yet. Unlike in the Champions League and Europa League, where English teams automatically qualify for the group stage, West Ham must get through a two-legged play-off match in August to be assured of a group stage place.

The Hammers are one of 44 teams who will be in the play-off round of the Europa Conference League. Of the 44, 34, including West Ham, go into the main path, with the other ten coming from the champions path. That means that West Ham will face a team from the main path in the play-off round, needing a