Predicted: Outcast gets fifth start of season as David Moyes makes three West Ham changes for Freiburg

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Outcast gets his fifth start of season as David Moyes makes three West Ham changes for the Europa League decider with Freiburg.

West Ham players have been dropping like flies to a winter bug doing the rounds at Rush Green.

And David Moyes was in no mood to give anything away in his pre-match press conference ahead of the visit of the Germans.

Despite a vastly superior goal difference, Freiburg can only finish above the Hammers with a win at the London Stadium in the final group game due to West Ham’s better head-to-head record.

Outcast gets fifth start of season as Moyes makes three changes?

West Ham manager Moyes was forced to take drastic action ahead of the game.

The renowned workaholic, who works his staff and players just as hard, gave his players two days off ahead of the crunch Europa League Group A decider to try and stop the spread of illness in the camp.

We know that three big doubts are available after being pictured training ahead of the match.

One player who was not pictured was Emerson – who was on the bench at Fulham suffering with the bug.

Kehrer in for sick Emerson?

It’s unclear whether he is available.

But we predict outcast gets his fifth start of season as Moyes makes three West Ham changes for Freiburg.

We also think the manager may be toying with the idea of switching to a back five for the game.

But working on the assumption he sticks to a Emerson is unavailable, we believe Thilo Kehrer will deputise at left-back against his fellow Germans – as he did in the reverse fixture – by replacing Aaron Cresswell.

Konstantinos Mavropanos will come in for captain Kurt Zouma at centre-back.

And Pablo Fornals will be replaced by Edson Alvarez.

Predicted West Ham starting XI to face Freiburg:

Fabianski, Kehrer, Aguerd, Mavropanos, Coufal, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Alvarez, Paqueta, Kudus, Bowen.

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