The team news is in from London Stadium where David Moyes has made four changes to the team that lost to Sheffield United to take on Everton in E20 this afternoon.
Darren Randolph makes a second debut for the club having completed a move from Middlesbrough earlier this week and replaces the injured Lukasz Fabianski in goal.
Fabian Balbuena has been replaced by Issa Diop and Moyes has also gone to a back four thanks to an injury to Arthur Masuaku as Aaron Cresswell plays at left back rather than on the left of three centre halves.
Pablo Fornals comes in for the injured Felipe Anderson and Robert Snodgrass also earns a start having come off the bench at Bramall Lane last time out.
But it's the bench that has been named by Moyes which has been picked up on by Hammers supporters as it looks a very defensive selection, not helped by injureis to the likes of Michail Antonio and Andriy Yarmolenko.
Only Albian Ajeti is a recognised frontman on the bench, Masuaku is named as well and can play in midfield if needed but is a left back by trade.
Centre backs Winston Reid and Fabian Balbuena are on the bench, as is U23 centre half Goncalo Cardoso and right back Jeremy Ngakia. David Martin, the sub goalkeeper, makes seven substitutes.
If things aren't going the Hammers way during the game then the options are limited to try and make offensive changes, especially outside of Ajeti, who is yet to score for the club since joining from Basel in an £8m move in the summer.
West Ham starting eleven: Randolph; Zabaleta, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Lanzini, Fornals, Haller.
