Julen Lopetegui has named his West Ham United starting lineup for the Carabao Cup clash with Bournemouth tonight.
West Ham play host to Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup second round at the London Stadium, and Julen Lopetegui has made numerous changes from the team that beat Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Annoyingly, Peter Bankes will referee the West Ham vs Bournemouth Carabao Cup clash tonight, in spite of his horrendous showings when officiating our matches in the past.
The atmosphere emanating from the London Stadium right now is an incredibly positive one, after our 2-0 win over Palace four days ago.
Lopetegui has brought eight new players to the club this summer, and the Hammers fans have very high expectations for the season ahead.
A good cup run would lift the spirits even further still, so what starting lineup has Lopetegui named?
Confirmed West Ham starting lineup vs Bournemouth
I really want to see some big improvements in our system tonight, when it comes to patterns of play.
Lopetegui has certainly named a team capable of beating Bournemouth, in spite of the numerous changes to the lineup
Here’s how the Hammers boss has decided to set up tonight, as confirmed via the club’s official X account:
Lukasz Fabianski, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jean-Clair Todibo, Max Kilman, Aaron Cresswell, Edson Alvarez, James Ward-Prowse, Tomas Soucek, Crysencio Summerville, Jarrod Bowen, Niclas Fullkrug
Eight changes is a lot from one match to the next, but so many players needed a chance to prove their worth tonight.
That’s a really exciting starting XI, and I cannot wait to see the likes of Summerville, Wan-Bissaka and Todibo in action.
A win tonight would be a the ideal preparation for our Premier League clash with Manchester City on Saturday.
And I think that West Ham will do exactly that after seeing the starting lineup selected by Lopetegui.
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