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Sam Inkersole

Confirmed West Ham team vs Leicester: Lukasz Fabianski returns after three months out

Lukasz Fabianski lines up in goal for the first time in three months for West Ham as he starts the Premier League clash against Leicester City at London Stadium.

The Pole has not feature for exactly nine weeks since he tore a hip muscle in the 2-2 draw against Bournemouth and how the Hammers have missed him.

They won just two of the 12 games that the Pole was absent for as the calamitous Roberto struggled before being replaced by David Martin, who kept two clean sheets in four outings.

Roberto returned for the Boxing Day defeat at Crystal Palace thanks to an injury to Martin and Fabianski not fit enough to return but he is back now in an enormous boost for under-fire boss Manuel Pellegrini.

The manager has made a massive seven changes to the team that lost to Palace just 48 hours ago as he faces two games in five days to save himself from losing his job.

West Ham United goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

The two full backs have changed from the Eagles loss as Ryan Fredericks, suspended on Boxing Day, replaces Pablo Zabaleta. On the opposite flank, Arthur Masuaku comes in at left back for the suspended Aaron Cresswell.

Mark Noble has been dropped from the starting eleven as Declan Rice captains the side in his absence. Carlos Sanchez replaces Noble while Felipe Anderson replaces Michail Antonio.

Manuel Lanzini is also back as he replaces Roberto Snodgrass.  Issa Diop starts in place of Angelo Ogbonna.

West Ham: Fabianski; Fredericks, Balbuena, Diop, Masuaku; Rice, Sanchez, Fornals, Lanzini; Anderson Haller.

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