West Ham has hinted at possible changes for the Carabao Cup against Macclesfield.
There was no pre-match press conference today as managers are obliged to speak to the press ahead of league cup games.
The official club website WHUFC.com has hinted at changes by saying: “The likes of Adrian, Aaron Cresswell, Angelo Ogbonna, Ryan Fredericks and Lucas Perez could feature after being used mainly as substitutes in recent weeks.”
This is not usually guesswork on the part of the media department writing the article so you can expect those five to start.
They confirm four Hammers are out with Chicharito (illness), Andy Carroll (ankle), Winston Reid (knee) and Manuel Lanzini (knee) are all sidelined.
It is possible we would see as many seven changes for the cup with only Rice, Diop Obiang and Antonio remaining from the team that held unbeaten Chelsea on Sunday.
Possible cup team: Adrian, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks, Rice, Sanchez, Obiang, Snodgrass, Antonio, Perez
Wow, will Reece Oxford ever get a game?
If he can’t get a game v Macclesfield in the Mickey Mouse Cup surely it’s curtains for him?
I agree Soup – this looks a good opportunity for him to get a 1st team game under his belt and get his career moving again after a disappointing couple of seasons on loan.
might we see a youngster or two?
Possibly although the two Xande Silva and Holland tipped for their chance are both injured. We have a lot of better quality on the bench so I think he will go for them first to ensure a good go at the cup. I might be wrong, just speculation and no special insight of the team for the cup.