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Two Hammers fail fitness tests

Michail Antonio has failed to pass a late fitness test and has not been included in the starting line-up or the bench.

Fabian Balbuena has also failed a fitness test with a calf problem and did not make the match day squad.

Issa Diop was cleared to play after his head clash in the FA cup and lines up along side Craig  Dawson.

Manuel Lanzini is the other addition to the starting line-up this evening at the London Stadium.

Darren Randolph remains out with a knock so David Martin is on the bench.

Ben Johnson starts again along side Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek with Said Benrahama dropping to the bench.

Jarrod Bowen could be deployed as false nine with Jesse Lingard and Manuel Lanzini either side of him.

Joining the bench are youngsters Centre backs Jamal Baptiste & Fredericks Alves, defensive midfielder Conor Coventry and striker Mipo Odubeko

Moyes has made three changes to the West Ham team that drew with Fulham last week.

Starting Team: Fabianski, Coufal, Diop, Dawson, Cresswell, Johnson, Rice, Soucek, Lanzini, Lingard, Bowen

Subs: Martin, Fredericks, Baptiste, Alves, Coventry, Noble, Fornals, Benrahma, Odubeko 

 

About Sean Whetstone

I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called MooreThanJustaPodcast.co.uk. A Blogger on WestHamTillIdie.com a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball, I am also the associate editor here at Claret and Hugh. Life Long singer of bubbles! Come on you Irons! Follow me at @Westhamfootball on twitter

2 comments on “Two Hammers fail fitness tests

  1. Without sounding like a complete pessimist i just cannot see where the goals are going to come from.Two blanks against Fulham and Man Utd and selling Haller without finding a replacement is looking like a huge howler when we are supposed to be pushing for Europe.

  2. Absolutely magnificent team effort, three well deserved points gained.
    Lingard was superb, as was Diop and Dawson. Young Ben Johnson wow! What a talented player you are. Make no mistake, tonight’s victory was massively important for momentum what with some proper head to head top eight fixtures on the horizon.
    Up the Hammers!

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