With 159 Claret and Hugh readers voting in the people’s choice starting XI the results are now in for Sunday’s match against Sheffield United

Fabianski is in goal with a near-maximum with a near-maximum of 158 votes.

The backline consists of Arthur Masuaku 158, Aaron Cresswell 155 votes, Angelo Ogbonna 142 votes, Fabian Balbuena 138 votes and Vladimir Coufal 150 votes

Ryan Fredericks 4 votes, Issa Diop 36 votes, Ben Johnson 1 vote and  Craig Dawson 1 vote all fail to make the grade

Declan Rice gets an impressive 121 votes and looks odds on to captain to Hammers with Tomas Soucek also on 157 votes.

In midfield and attack is Pablo Fornals 174 votes, Jarrod Bowen 148 votes with Said Benrahma 90 votes pipping Seb Haller on 88 votes to the last place in the starting eleven.

Mark Noble 1 vote,  Michail Antonio53 votes, Manuel Lanzini 28 votes,  Robert Snodgrass 3 votes and new signing Said Benrahma 90 votes all fail to make the cut.

West Ham Starting XI  Fabianksi, Cresswell, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Coufal, Rice, Soucek, Masuaku, Fornals, Bowen, Benrahma

Subs: Randolph, Benrahma, Fredericks, Lanzini, Noble, Haller, Diop