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Confirmed West Ham team vs Brighton: Tomas Soucek handed Hammers debut as Manuel Lanzini benched

David Moyes has named his West Ham team to face Brighton & Hove Albion at the London Stadium.

Losing 2-0 against Liverpool in midweek, it's imperative that the Hammers get some points on the board as they bid to climb away from the bottom three.

Graham Potter's side are also around the drop zone at present but they have a two-point advantage over the hosts after 24 games.

Well, Moyes has named new signing Tomas Soucek in his team for the very first time following his January move from Slavia Prague, with Michail Antonio and Ryan Fredericks also back in the side after missing out against the Reds on Wednesday evening.

That means Jeremy Ngakia, Manuel Lanzini and Arthur Masuaku all make way from the team, with the youngster missing out on the squad completely.

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Speaking to the media at his pre-match press conference, the manager has claimed that the home fans will play a big part in the game as they look to collect all three points.

"I’m hoping that Saturday gives us a great opportunity to pick up three points," he said. "It won’t be easy, but we have to try and take every opportunity we get, especially at home at London Stadium, where we could really do with a really good backing from the crowd to help us and give the players a big lift as well.

"They’re so important. They are at all clubs, but I think at a club like West Ham, more so. The supporter fanbase is really important. At the moment, we need you."

Here is the West Ham team:

West Ham starting XI vs Brighton: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Soucek, Snodgrass, Antonio, Haller.

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