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Sam Inkersole

Confirmed West Ham team vs Sheffield United: Ogbonna and Balbuena start

David Moyes has named an unchanged side from the team that beat Fulham as West Ham gave Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

Angelo Ogbonna is fit to start on Sunday afternoon after overcoming a groin strain that forced him off at London Stadium prior to the international break.

Despite his late arrival back in London, Fabian Balbuena lines up alongside Ogbonna and Aaron Cresswell as Moyes continues with the back five. Vladimir Coufal and Arthur Masuaku are once again the wing backs.

Tomas Soucek and Declan Rice will continue their established pairing in midfield as Moyes makes no changes in the middle of the park.


The front three from the Fulham game remains intact as well as Sebastien Haller, fresh off scoring for Ivory Coast in the international break, leads the line and is flanked by Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals.

Lukasz Fabianksi, as expected, is in goal for the visitors as they face a Sheffield United side who are yet to win a game this season in the top flight and have picked up just one point prior to kick off.

West Ham are unbeaten in their last 11 matches they have played when their opposition is sitting rock bottom of the pile, which the Blades are.

West Ham: Fabianski; Coufal, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Bowen, Haller.

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