WEST Ham United’s under-23s will be searching for their first Premier League International Cup win of the season when they face Benfica at Billericay Town’s AGP Arena tonight.

The fixture will see the Hammers return to the home of the Isthmian Premier League side for the first time since Glenn Tamplin’s side secured a 3-1 win over the Premier League side’s youngsters in August.

And, having lost to Tottenham Hotspur and Villarreal already in the competition, Terry Westley’s side will be looking to pick up a positive result against the Portuguese giants despite having already been eliminated from the Premier League International Cup.

Jahmal Hector-Ingram is hoping to force his way into Westley’s starting line-up and has his eyes set on hitting the back of the net at the AGP Arena.

The striker, who has represented England at under-17 level, said: “Personally, I’m very keen to get the run of goals going. For me, scoring will be the only way to force myself into this team because then the manager has to pick me.

“This is a perfect opportunity to get my goals going and hopefully it comes against Benfica. I’ve been in this situation before but once one goes in for me, then I’ll be in my flow.

“It’s going to be a really difficult game for us. It will test us in so many ways.

“Knowing that we can’t progress any further in this competition and Benfica still can makes it hard but we want to at least leave this competition on a high.

“We also have a lot of young youth players playing, which is a brilliant opportunity for them to show what they have got against a good opposition.

“But overall it will be a good experience to play against a quality opposition.

“It’s been an amazing experience for us all to be involved in these games against world class opposition.

“It’s an experience we all need because our dream is to play at the highest level and we’re getting that opportunity now to play the teams that will most likely be involved in these European competition games so we’re basically getting a little taste of things already.”

Toni Martinez and Domingos Quina could also feature for the Hammers after being named on the first-team’s substitutes bench at Watford.

Martinez, who met fans at the new Eastgate Centre club store in Basildon last week, has been clinical in front of goal this term and recently became the first Hammer to net a hat-trick at the London Stadium. Quina will also be eager to test himself against Benfica, where he started his youth career.

>TONIGHT’S clash will kick-off at 7pm. Adult tickets are available for £5, while concessions tickets cost £3.