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Moyes makes four changes

By Hughie Southon

David Moyes makes four changes to his team for tonight’s fifth round round tie at Manchester United.

Michail Antonio returns to the starting line-up in place of cup tied Danny Ings,  while Alphonse Areola, Emerson and Pablo Fornals are the other three players to make the XI with Jarrod Bowen dropping to to the substitutes’ bench.

Ben Johnson,  starts for the injured Vladimir Coufal alongside Nayef Aguerd, Angelo Ogbonna and Emerson.

In midfield, captain Declan Rice is joined by Tomáš Souček and Paquetá, with Fornals and Saïd Benrahma supporting Antonio in attack.

Areolawas also a starter when the Hammers triumphed 1-0 at Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup third round last term.

Ben Johnson, who starts this evening at right-back, is  joined on the back-line by Nayef Aguerd, Angelo Ogbonna and Emerson.

In midfield, captain Declan Rice is joined by Tomáš Souček and Paquetá, with Fornals and Saïd Benrahma supporting Antonio in attack.

Among Moyes’ options on the bench are the likes of Bowen, Manuel Lanzini and Gianluca Scamacca, with youngsters Joseph Anang, Kamarai Swyer and Divin Mubama also in the matchday squad.

West Ham United: Areola, Johnson, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Emerson, Rice ©, Souček, Paquetá, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio
Subs: Anang (GK), Cresswell, Kehrer, Swyer, Downes, Lanzini, Bowen, Scamacca, Mubama

West Ham United: Areola, Johnson, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Emerson, Rice ©, Souček, Paquetá, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio
Subs: Anang (GK), Cresswell, Kehrer, Swyer, Downes, Lanzini, Bowen, Scamacca, Mubama

 

About Hugh5outhon1895

Hugh Southon is a lifelong Iron and the founding editor of ClaretandHugh. He is a national newspaper journalist of many years experience and was Bobby Moore's 'ghost' writer during the great man's lifetime. He describes ClaretandHugh as "the Hammers daily newspaper!" Follow on Twitter @hughsouthon

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