Moyes goes to a back four

David Moyes has reverted to a back four formation for the clash with Everton.

The Hammers boss has made a number of changes from the team that beat Silkeborg 3-2 in midweek.

For a start, Lukasz Fabianski replaces Alphonse Areola in goal, while he reverts to a back four; Vlad Coufal plays at right-back, with Thilo Kehrer and Kurt Zouma at centre-back. Aaron Cresswell plays at left-back.

Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek play in central midfield, with Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, and Pablo Fornals providing support to Mikey Antonio.

Gianluca Scamacca, after scoring in midweek, Maxwel Cornet, Flynn Downes and Emerson Palmieri all make the bench.

Full West Ham XI: Areola; Coufal, Kehrer, Zouma, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Fornals; Antonio. Subs: Areola, Dawson, Emerson, Ogbonna, Downes, Lanzini, Cornet, Benrahma, Scamacca. 

Full Everton XI: Begovic; Patterson, Tarkowski, Coady, Mykolenko; Onana, Iwobi, Gana; Gordon, Maupay, Gray. Subs: Jakupovic, Keane, McNeil, Doucoure, Coleman, Davies, Vinagre, Rondon, Garner. 

 

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A journalist with 10 years' experience of working on National newspapers, now chief reporter covering the club that I've loved since I was a boy. Upton Park remains the greatest football stadium ever built.