West Ham United boss David Moyes has named his side to face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
The Hammers will look to escape the top-flight’s bottom three against their London rivals, with relegation-threatened sides Everton, Bournemouth and Southampton all winning on Saturday, dropping West Ham into 18th and a point shy of safety.
As the Irons aim to continue their improved start to 2023, Moyes has made two changes to face Spurs from the side that drew 1-1 with Chelsea at the London Stadium eight days ago.
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With Lucas Paqueta missing with a shoulder injury and winger Said Benrahma struggling for form, manager Moyes has made a formation change, with West Ham switching to a 3-5-2.
In that, Flynn Downes and Tomas Soucek come into the starting side to partner captain Declan Rice in the middle of midfield, with Benrahma dropping to the bench.
Despite going off eight days ago during the draw with Chelsea, Nayef Aguerd has overcome his groin injury and starts alongside Thilo Kehrer and Angelo Ogbonna in defence.
Striker Gianluca Scamacca comes back into the squad after an absence of just over a month with a knee issue. Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola and left-back Aaron Cresswell are both also back on the bench.
With recent issues at centre-back due to injuries, teenage centre-back Kaelan Casey makes the bench.
Winger Maxwel Cornet (calf) is still out, having been forced off on his full league debut for the club against Wolverhampton Wanderers on October 1. Centre-back Kurt Zouma also misses out with a thigh issue, as does Lucas Paqueta with a shoulder injury.
Meanwhile, Tottenham boss Antonio Conte, absent from the match due to health reasons, has made three changes from the side that lost 1-0 to AC MIlan five days ago.
Tottenham Hotspur starting XI: Fraser Forster; Cristian Romero, Eric Dier, Clement Lenglet; Emerson, Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Ben Davies; Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison; Harry Kane.
Substitutes: Brandon Austin, Davinson Sanchez, Pedro Porro, Japhet Tanganga, Arnaut Danjuma, Lucas Moura, Pape Matar Sarr, Heung-min Son, Ivan Perisic
West Ham United starting XI: Lukasz Fabianski; Thilo Kehrer, Angelo Ogbonna, Nayef Aguerd; Vladimir Coufal, Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice, Flynn Downes, Emerson; Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio.
Substitutes: Alphonse Areola, Kaelan Casey, Aaron Cresswell, Ben Johnson, Manuel Lanzini, Said Benrahma, Pablo Fornals, Danny Ings, Gianluca Scamacca
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