David Moyes has named a strong West Ham side for tonight’s Carabao Cup clash with Arsenal.
Vladimir Coufal has returning from injury to face Everton on Sunday, the Hammers boss briefly had a clean bill of health in his squad but revealed he was potentially facing a couple of issues on Tuesday, refusing to disclose which players might miss the visit of the Gunners.
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"We've got a couple of injuries behind the scenes that we're having to deal with, from the weekend,” Moyes said. "I wouldn't say too much at the moment but we've got a couple of knocks, and one or two might miss tomorrow.”
However, it is a strong lineup named at the London Stadium, with Mohammed Kudus starting and Jarrod Bowen leading the line, as Michail Antonio and Danny Ings both start on the bench. Lukasz Fabianski starts in goal as expected.
Moyes' team selection may have been made easier by the fact that Edson Alvarez and Lucas Paqueta will both be suspended for that weekend match after picking up a fifth yellow card of the season each against the Toffees, with the bans not applying to Carabao Cup games. Both therefore start against the Gunners.
“It's a factor because I can't use them at the weekend,” Moyes added. “It's disappointing that they were booked and suspended, but that's the way the league has gone this year.”
Starting XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Mavropanos, Aguerd, Emerson, Alvarez, Soucek, Kudus, Paqueta, Benrahma, Bowen
Subs: Areola, Cresswell, Ward-Prowse, Fornals, Antonio, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna, Kehrer
Time and date: 7:30pm GMT on Wednesday November 1, 2023
Venue: London Stadium
