West Ham return to home motion on Sunday as they journey to Old Trafford to tackle an in-form Manchester United aspect.
David Moyes’ aspect assured themselves of high spot of their Europa Conference League group on Thursday night in opposition to Silkeborg and the Scottish supervisor will doubtless ring the adjustments as his aspect seems to be to proceed their latest upturn in Premier League type.
However, they face a United aspect which can be unbeaten of their final seven video games in all competitions, so the Hammers should be at their greatest in the event that they need to decide up a uncommon away win in opposition to one of many Premier League’s ‘top six’.
Here is how Football FanCast expects Moyes to line his aspect up at Old Trafford, with eight adjustments from the workforce that began on the London Stadium in midweek.
West Ham predicted XI vs Manchester United: Fabianski, Johnson, Kehrer, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Benrahma, Bowen, Scamacca (5-2-1-2).
Despite a powerful efficiency within the win over Silkeborg, it appears doubtless that Alphonse Areola will make manner for Lukasz Fabianski in between the sticks with the Pole the membership’s common league goalkeeper.
After some latest success with a again 5, Moyes might nicely proceed with that within the hope that it can provide the Hammers some defensive safety at Old Trafford, so Ben Johnson and Aaron Cresswell begin as wing-backs, with Emerson and Vladimir Coufal dropping to the bench.
The three centre-backs might be Thilo Kehrer, Kurt Zouma and Angelo Ogbonna, with Nayef Aguerd maybe not prepared for his Premier League debut after solely making his first aggressive begin for the membership on Thursday.
In midfield, Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek appear nearly sure to return, with Conor Coventry and Manuel Lanzini dropping again to the bench after uncommon begins in opposition to Silkeborg.
Pablo Fornals, regardless of being a “very important” participant for Moyes, additionally drops out, with Jarrod Bowen getting back from damage to take his place in assault alongside Said Benrahama, who retains his place after scoring in opposition to Bournemouth on Monday night.
The remaining change sees Gianluca Scamacca return instead of Michail Antonio, whose return of two objectives to this point this season has seen him make manner for the Italian because the beginning striker on the membership.
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