West Ham United boss David Moyes looks set to make one change to his side for today’s huge game against Leicester City.
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The Hammers will go back up to fourth place with a win – just one point behind the third-placed Foxes.
It has been a disappointing weekend for West Ham so far.
Victories for Chelsea and Liverpool have moved the pair above West Ham in the race for the top four.
All eyes on fourth as Hammers take on Foxes
But West Ham can reclaim fourth with victory at the London Stadium.
Moyes will have to do it without key stars Michail Antonio and Declan Rice.
And the Scot is expected to make one change to the team that started the win over Wolves last time out. Although it could and probably should be two changes.
Jarrod Bowen will come into the starting XI in place of Antonio.
Whether that is as a striker or not remains to be seen.
Moyes set to make one change but it could and probably should be two
Moyes has hinted he could play a false nine with Jesse Lingard the furthest forward.
But in a possible second change, Said Benrahma could also come into the side in a change that would see Mark Noble drop to the bench.
Moyes could then put Pablo Fornals in central midfield alongside Tomas Soucek.
Benrahma would then take Fornals’s place further forward.
That would see a potentially exciting front trio of Benrahma, Lingard and Bowen.
And that is enough to cause Leicester plenty of problems.
Fornals offers more mobility in central midfield, Moyes could sacrifice Noble or Masuaku for Benrahma
Fornals has more mobility than Noble and regularly covers more ground than any West Ham player besides Soucek.
If Moyes wants to keep Noble in defensive midfield – as he likely will – then Arthur Masuaku could make way for Benrahma instead.
But the West Ham manager is expected to make just the one change. And it will at least give him some options from the bench.
Predicted West Ham starting XI to face Leicester:
Fabianski, Cresswell, Diop, Dawson, Coufal, Noble, Soucek, Fornals, Masuaku, Lingard, Bowen.