Surprise addition to the West Ham squad

Winston Reid is a surprise addition to West Ham’s 25 man squad submitted to the Premier League.

He was left off of the UEFA Europa League squad but has been included in the top flight league submission by David Moyes

Ben Johnson is not named in the squad but has been included on the list of Under-21 contracted and scholar players meaning he is eligible for all league matches.

Each 25-man Premier League squad must contain a minimum of eight players classed as homegrown (hg) or face a penalty of having their total squad size being reduced. The Hammers have also confirmed a list of 42 Under-21 players who are eligible for the Premier League 2 matches and the first-team squad.

West Ham’s Premier League squad 2021-22:

Goalkeepers : Alphonse Areola, Lukasz Fabianski, David Martin (hg), Darren Randolph (hg).

Defenders: Vladimir Coufal, Aaron Cresswell (hg), Craig Dawson (hg), Issa Diop, Ryan Fredericks (hg), Arthur Masuaku, Angelo Ogbonna, Winston Reid, Kurt Zouma

Midfielders: Pablo Fornals, Alex Kral, Mark Noble (hg), Manuel Lanzini, Declan Rice (hg), Tomas Soucek, Nikola Vlasic

Forwards: Michail Antonio (hg), Said Benrahma, Jarrod Bowen (hg), Andriy Yarmolenko.