Moyes first team looks to pick itself

Reid looks certain to play!

David Moyes is likely to leave his squad selection as late as possible as he and his backroom team digest all they have seen on the training pitch this week.

And although he has been glad of the international break to get a decent stint in on the training ground his selection is complicated by those players he hasn’t seen -notably Marko Arnautovic and  Diafra Sakho, and the late rush home from Peru by Winston Reid.

However, it will be a big surprise if the central defender isn’t included alongside Angelo Ogbonna at the heart of the defence with Zaba right and Cressie left.

And given a determination to give the back line plenty of protection it’s reasonable to expect a midfield trio of Noble, Kouyate and Obiang.

With his various injury problems the starting 11 looks set to be completed by Ayew (right), Lanzini (left) and Carroll through the middle in a team which almost picks itself.

CandH Team: Hart; Zaba, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Noble, Kouyate, Obiang; Ayew, Lanzini, Carroll