West Ham will be looking to make it six consecutive wins and eight unbeaten tonight when they visit Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace at 6pm.
The Hammers have started 2021 off in record-breaking form, never in their 126-year history have the club won five straight games let alone six.
David Moyes was asked about his team's fantastic form in his pre-match press conference on Monday afternoon but the manager refused to get carried away. He added that he hoped the form continued but that he was not taken anything for granted.
Moyes knows he will be in for a tough match this evening pointing to how well organised Roy Hogdson teams always are and that Selhurst Park is always a tough away game.
With just Arthur Masuaku out The Hammers will be expected to name their strongest XI starting which will see a number of changes from the team that beat Doncaster Rovers 4-0 in the FA Cup.
The West Ham XI we at football.london expect to see is:
Fabianski; Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals; Antonio
This sees seven changes to the cup side from Saturday but just the one from the team that defeated West Brom a week ago.
That one change is Pablo Fornals for Manuel Lanzini, I switch we think Moyes will make due to Fornals work-rate and that with Lanzini and Fornals seemingly playing every other league game it is Lanzini's time to start from, the bench.
Lukasz Fabianski is the clear No.1. The back four is extremely settled and with the Dawson/Ogbonna partnership having conceded just one goal in just 450 minute minutes there is no need for Moyes to change anything.
All four of the back-line were rested for the cup so will be in prime condition to take on Palace.
Rice and Soucek are sure starters. Rice had a cup breather while Soucek was only required for the opening 70 minutes, neither man needs a rest tonight and neither will get one.
As always the attacking quartet is the hardest to predict. As mentioned we are giving Fornals the nod over Lanzini. Bowen had a cup rest and looks likely to come back into the side on the right.
Said Benrahma might not have opened his est Ham account just yet but the Algerian is playing well and we expect him to remain in the side. Andriy Yarmlenko played well as a striker on Saturday and is an option for one of the wide roles but that is more likely;y to come from the bench.
With only Yarmolenko or youngster Oladapo Afolayan and Mipo Odubeko as competition, there is no doubt that Michail Antonio will lead the line.
The 30-year-old is on his way back to full fitness but has still managed two goals in his last two starts and Moyes will be relying on his main man once more to provide the cutting edge.
