Pablo Felipe has shaken off an injury to start for West Ham United against Stevenage in Wednesday’s pre-season friendly while James Ward-Prowse and Airidas Golambeckis also come into the XI.
Nuno’s side played out a 1-1 draw with Southend on Saturday.
The next opponents on their summer schedule are a Stevenage side who finished fifth in League One last season, losing out to Stockport County in the play-offs.
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Interestingly, nine of the players who started at Roots Hall appear in West Ham United’s XI again three days later at Broadhall Way.
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Jarrod Bowen captains the side, Pablo is present despite seemingly picking up a knock against Southend, while Taty Castellanos again leads the line.
The two new faces on the team sheet are Ward-Prowse, the midfielder immediately sidelined by Nuno last season, and teenage centre-back Golambeckis.
George Earthy and Dinos Mavropanos drop out. Freddie Potts is also conspicious by his absence.
There is no official explanation as to why – Mavropanos continues to be linked with a move away – but Hammers News have been told that there has been a sickness bug going around the camp in the build up to the midweek game.
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A host of young talents will hope to get on as the night progresses. Joel Kerr and the out-of-contract Junior Robinson are among the substitutes.
West Ham signed Jett Murphy, a teenage striker from Chelmsford, in June. He is also on the bench.
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