Predicted: David Moyes makes three West Ham changes for Olympiacos as favourite is dropped to the bench

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David Moyes will make three West Ham changes for Olympiacos as a favourite is dropped to the bench for crunch clash.

Revenge is on the menu for David Moyes and West Ham welcome Greek giants Olympiacos to the London Stadium for a crucial Europa League game week four match.

It is a huge game against a big European side in Olympiacos that will go a long way to deciding if West Ham can secure knockout European football for a third season in a row.

In his pre-match press conference on Wednesday, Hammers boss Moyes laid down the gauntlet to the club’s fans.

Moyes changes three for Olympiacos?

The Scot remarked how hostile the atmosphere was for West Ham when they lost in the reverse fixture over in Greece two weeks ago.

Hammers fans have responded by snapping up many of the 7,000-odd tickets that remained last night.

And the likes of Angelo Ogbonna and James Ward-Prowse have said they want to avenge the 2-1 defeat in Greece two weeks ago which blew the group wide open.

The Hammers go into the game off the back of a disappointing 3-2 defeat to Brentford where they threw away a 2-1 lead.

Michail Antonio was one of the main culprits, taking a certain goal off Said Benrahma’s toe to miss from a yard out with the chance to make it 3-1.

We believe he will pay the price in one of three changes along with one of Moyes’ former undroppables Tomas Soucek.

We predict Moyes makes three West Ham changes for Olympiacos as favourite is dropped to the bench.

Fab, Paqueta and Alvarez in, Bowen up top?

Soucek seems to be the easy option for Moyes to drop this season.

And we believe the big Czech, Antonio and Alphonse Areola will be the changes from the side which started last time out.

Jarrod Bowen will be the man to start up front supported by Benrahma and Kudus. Paqueta and Alvarez return.

Moyes says Kurt Zouma is unavailable having not taken part in full training. But the Hammers boss has done this before with Zouma and the Frenchman has ended up starting so it could be smoke and mirrors.

We are working on the basis Zouma won’t be risked.

Predicted West Ham starting XI to face Olympiacos:

Fabianski, Coufal, Mavropanos, Aguerd, Emerson, Alvarez, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Benrahma, Kudus, Bowen.

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