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Sam Inkersole

Confirmed West Ham team vs Wolves: Haller recalled as Antonio drops out

Sebastien Haller has been recalled to the West Ham starting lineup as they face Wolves in the Premier League at Molineux.

The Hammers club-record signing was axed for the 1-0 win against Chelsea at the weekend as he endures a barren run in front of goal with just one strike since August.

The summer recruit from Eintracht Frankfurt paid the price and was replaced by Michail Antonio for the Chelsea game and the roles have changed for the trip to the Midlands, with Antonio dropping out and Haller in from the start.

Manuel Pellegrini said on Tuesday at his pre-match press conference that he would be carefully managing Antonio's minutes despite him having an impressive impact on his return from a serious hamstring injury that kept him sidelined for four months and isn't risked ahead of the visit of Arsenal on Monday night to Stratford.

The rest of the side is unchanged from the team that beat the Blues at Stamford Bridge. That means Fabian Balbuena keeps his place at centre back alongside Angelo Ogbonna as Issa Diop returns from a one game ban but isn't included in the squad.

Sebastien Haller celebrates scoring against Crystal Palace (Julian Finney/Getty Images)

As confirmed by the boss on Tuesday, David Martin keeps his place in goal and starts just his second Premier League game following his clean sheet in west London.

Pablo Fornals, Robert Snodgrass and Felipe Anderson make up the midfield with the Brazilian likely to lineup in the number ten role once again with Fornals on the left.

Aaron Cresswell, the match winner against Chelsea, lines up at left back and Ryan Fredericks keeps his place on the opposite side of the pitch at right back.

Mark Noble has shrugged off an injury concern to take his usual place in midfield alongside Declan Rice.

West Ham: Martin; Cresswell, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Fredericks; Rice, Noble, Anderson, Fornals, Snodgrass; Haller.

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