Moyes makes two critical changes

By Hughie Southon

Danny Ings makes his second start in a West Ham shirt at Brighton this afternoon whilst Jarrod Bowen is included after his emergence from the bench in defeat at Manchester United in midweek.

The 30-year-old Ings will be looking for more goals on the south coast after opening his Irons accound against Forest in the 4-0 London Stadium win.

Searching for a first Premier League win over Brighton at the 12th attempt, the changes in attack see Pablo Fornals drop to the bench, while Michail Antonio is not involved at the Amex Stadium.

Kurt Zouma returns to the matchday squad for the first time since a 2-0 win over Everton in January.

With Łukasz Fabiański sidelined due to injury, Alphonse Areola retains his starting spot. The French stopper is set to make his first Premier League start since the Irons’ 1-0 defeat to Manchester United in January 2022 in Sussex today

Ben Johnson, Nayef Aguerd, Angelo Ogbonna and Emerson line up in front of Areola, as the Irons aim to record a first away win against the Seagulls since an EFL Championship fixture in October 2011, where first-team assistant coach Kevin Nolan netted the winner.

Tomáš Souček, Paquetá and Declan Rice are retained in midfield, while Saïd Benrahma leads the support of recalled Ings and Bowen.

Brighton & Hove Albion: Steele, Lamptey, Dunk ©, Webster, Estupinan, Caicedo, Groß, March, Mac Allister, Mitoma, Ferguson
Subs: Sánchez (GK), Welbeck, Sarmiento, Enciso, Undav, Gilmour, van Hecke, Veltman, Buonanotte

West Ham United: Areola, Johnson, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Emerson, Rice ©, Souček, Paquetá, Bowen, Ings, Benrahma
Subs: Anang (GK), Hegyi (GK), Downes, Cresswell, Fornals, Zouma, Lanzini, Scamacca