David Moyes has named. Angelo Ogbonna, Declan Rice, and Michail Antonio in a very strong starting XI to face Stockport County in the FA Cup third-round
Following a good start to the year with a 1-0 win away to Everton, West Ham will be looking to make it back-to-back wins at the beginning of 2021 and head into tonight's fourth and fifth-round draw.
Darren Randolph is once again in goal with Lukasz Fabianski not quite ready to reclaim his no.1 jersey after suffering an injury in the warm-up at Goodison Park ten days ago.
The back four is made up of Vladimir Coufal, Craig Dawson, Ogbonna, and Ben Johnson. Aaron Creswell is the only member of the current first-choice defensive lineup not to get a start tonight.
Club captain Mark Noble starts in central midfield with Declan Rice alongside him.
The Hammers look to be lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with the attacking quartet made up of Andriy Yarmolenko, Said Benrahma, Manuel Lanzini, and Michail Antonio
Yarmlenko will likely play on the right, Benrahma on the left with Lanzini behind the striker.
Upfront is Michail Antonio, the striker is starting a game for the first time since 30th November when he lasted only 45 minutes before being substituted with a hamstring injury.
Taking on non-league opposition will be a good chance for the likes of Johnson, Yarmolenko, and Lanzini to show David Moyes they deserve more game time in the Premier League.
Moyes has named youngsters Mipo Odubeko, Nathan Holland, and new signing Frederik Alves in the matchday squad having trained with the first-team over the weekend. No doubt they will all be hoping for some minutes off the substitutes' bench later in the game.
Moyes said before the game "I would love nothing more than to win the cup," and the manager has been true to his word by naming a strong side.
West Ham XI: Randolph; Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Johnson; Noble, Rice; Yarmolenko, Benrahma, Lanzini, Antonio.
West Ham Subs: Trott, Baptiste, Alves, Cresswell, Soucek, Fornals, Bowen, Holland, Odubeko
