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Jonty Colman

West Ham confirmed XI: David Moyes makes two changes to face Bournemouth

West Ham United boss David Moyes has named his side to face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

The Hammers will look to bolster their current three-point advantage on the Premier League’s relegation zone on the south coast, sitting three points clear of the bottom three in 15th, one point and two points behind the Cherries.

As the Irons look to bolster their Premier League position, Moyes has made two changes to face Bournemouth from the side that beat Gent 4-1 less than 72 hours ago in the Europa Conference League.

READ MORE: The reasons behind David Moyes' passionate West Ham celebrations during Gent win

In a side that has just one change from the 2-2 draw with Arsenal a week ago, goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski returns to the side in goal.

The other change comes at the back, with vice-captain Aaron Cresswell returning to the 11 at left-back, with Alphonse Areola and Emerson dropping to the bench from the midweek win over Gent.

After providing an assist in the draw with the Gunners, Thilo Kehrer has lost his place at centre-back in the league side, with Nayef Aguerd keeping his spot from midweek after missing the 2-2 draw with a minor ankle issue.

Italian striker Gianluca Scamacca is set to miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery. Fellow compatriot Angelo Ogbonna returns to the bench, having been suspended for the win over Gent.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth boss Gary O’Neil has made one change from the side that beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the Premier League eight days ago.

Bournemouth starting XI: Neto; Chris Mepham, Jack Stephens, Lloyd Kelly; Marcus Tavernier, Joe Rothwell, Jefferson Lerma, Adam Smith; Ryan Christie, Philip Billing; Dominic Solanke

Substitutes: Mark Travers, Matias Vina, Marcos Senesi, Illya Zabarnyi, Lewis Cook, Dango Outtara, Jaidon Anthony, Kieffer Moore, Antoine Semenyo

West Ham United starting XI: Lukasz Fabianski; Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd, Aaron Cresswell; Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice, Lucas Paqueta; Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio, Said Benrahma

Substitutes: Alphonse Areola, Thilo Kehrer, Angelo Ogbonna, Emerson, Manuel Lanzini, Flynn Downes Pablo Fornals, Maxwel Cornet, Danny Ings

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