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Tom Clark

Confirmed West Ham team vs West Brom

David Moyes has named a strong side to face West Brom at the London Stadium in this evening's Premier League clash.

Following a good start to the year with three consecutive 1-0 wins, West Ham will be looking to make it four in a row at the beginning of 2021.

Lukasz Fabianski is in goal for the Hammers, and the back four in front of him is the same that lined up against Burnley on Saturday: Vladimir Coufal, Craig Dawson, Angello Ogbonna, and Aaron Cresswell.

Declan Rice once again captains the side, with his ever-present midfield partner Tomas Soucek alongside him.

The Hammers look to be playing a 4-2-3-1 formation, with the attacking quartet slightly altered from the Burnley win. Jarrod Bowen, Said Benrahma, Manuel Lanzini and Michail Antonio.

Bowen will support Coufal on the right, most likley Benrahma off the left with Lanzini given more freedom in the centre of the pitch.

There was some debate as to whether or not Antonio could start three fixtures in the space of nine days, but Moyes and his backroom staff have deemed the striker up to the task.

Former Hammer Robert Snodgrass left West Ham just two weeks ago for West Brom, but the Scot has not made the Baggies squad for today's fixture.

Teenager Mipo Odubeko is not on the substitutes bench today. New signing Alves will be hoping to make his Premier League debut tonight from the bench where he is joined by Fabien Balbuena who returns from his coronavirus enforced absence.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice; Lanzini, Bowen, Benrahma, Antonio.

West Ham Subs: Randolph, Fredericks, Johnson, Alves, Diop, Balbuena, Noble, Fornals, Yarmolenko

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