Alphonse Areola, Adama Traore and Max Kilman are among the changes for West Ham United’s FA Cup quarter-final against Leeds, with Crysencio Summerville not yet fit enough for the bench.
On Friday, Nuno Espirito Santo confirmed that Summerville would be assessed as the Hammers look to welcome back their winger following a month on the sidelines.
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West Ham United will have to wait, though. The Dutchman is unavailable against his former employers, meaning the home side will look to January signings Taty Castellanos and Adama Traore for inspiration alongside Jarrod Bowen this afternoon.
This is Traore’s first start since the round five victory over Brentford on February 23rd, the day Summerville picked up that calf issue. Alphonse Areola comes in for Mads Hermansen, while Kilman, Kyle Walker-Peters, Freddie Potts and Soungoutou Magassa all come in.
Konstantinos Mavropanos picked up a head injury on Greece duty last week, however. He is also not even among the substitutes. There is no Callum Wilson either.
Youngsters Keiber Lamadrid and Josh Ajala are part of the squad, however, as are Mohamadou Kante, Ezra Mayers and Airidas Golambeckis.
Nuno can turn to Pablo Felipe and Tomas Soucek, however, if the Hammers need a goal or some impetus off the bench.
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