David Moyes makes Alphonse Areola selection admission as pressure builds for Lukasz Fabianski

West Ham United manager David Moyes has warned goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski that Alphonse Areola is ready and waiting to take his spot in the starting XI.

Fabianski has started all 16 of the Hammers' Premier League fixtures so far this season, with Areola limited to UEFA Europa Conference League and EFL Cup appearances so far.

But the recent form of 37-year-old Fabianski has called into question whether he should remain first-choice in the top-flight, with errors against Fulham and Arsenal both leading to avoidable goals conceded.

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And with the Hammers currently 16th in the Premier League and in danger of being pulled into a relegation fight, Moyes has been speaking about whether or not he should make a change between the sticks ahead of West Ham's upcoming clash with Brentford at the London Stadium on Friday night.

"When you have competition you cannot discount the other, and that’s Alphonse," said the Scot. "He has actually been excellent playing in Europe. His performances have been great. He has probably been waiting there saying: ‘By the way, if people make mistakes then you need to make changes.’

"The thing about it is that Lukasz this season has been so, so good. He has very rarely… the one against Fulham he probably could have saved, and the one the other day [against Arsenal] and we think he should have saved that. But he will be aware he is under pressure as well, but that’s football.

"Whether it is the manager or the players you need to perform well or somebody will come in and take your position. We now have a few people in certain positions where we can make changes, try other things if they are not up to it."

West Ham's clash with Brentford kicks off at 7.45pm. As always, you can follow along to the match with our dedicated live blog, which will be live on foootball.london this afternoon.

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