Nuno Espirito Santo has named his starting eleven for West Ham’s away Premier League match against Aston Villa.
It is probably the Hammers’ most important game of the season so far, as relegation rivals Tottenham and Nottingham Forest face each other at the same time.
West Ham could find themselves either three points clear of the drop zone or deeper into trouble, depending on how the two results go.
Here is the confirmed line-up that Nuno has picked for the all-important trip to Villa Park on Sunday:
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West Ham starting XI vs Aston Villa
Mads Hermansen will continue in goal after his impressive resurgence in the last few months.
Nuno had an interesting decision to make with his central defenders. He originally opted for a back three of Axel Disasi, Jean-Clair Todibo and Man of the Match vs Manchester City, Konstantinos Mavropanos.
However, Todibo was injured in the pre-match warm-up and has been replaced by midfielder Freddie Potts.
Meanwhile, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf have become the Hammers’ obvious wing-back pairing.
Tomas Soucek will play alongside Mateus Fernandes and Potts in central midfield, with Soungoutou Magassa among the options on the bench.
Captain Jarrod Bowen will take his usual place in the front three, alongside January signings Taty Castellanos and Pablo.
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