West Ham have tonight made one change from the defeat to Liverpool as they take on Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Said Benrahma is back in the starting line-up, replacing Pablo Fornals in the front three alongside Gianluca Scamacca and Jarrod Bowen. David Moyes has ditched the 4-4-2 which failed against Liverpool.
As expected, summer signings Maxwel Cornet and Lucas Paqueta both miss out. Cornet has been out of action since the start of the month and David Moyes confirmed last he was back in training, although this evening’s game has come too soon.
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Paqueta is out but the club are confident his shoulder ligament injury is not as serious as first feared.
However, due to it not being a “normal” injury for football players, the club will take greater care in reintroducing the Brazilian midfielder to the fold. Paqueta himself declared a few days ago that he will only miss two weeks of action.
Craig Dawson is nearing a return after a leg issue while Nayef Aguerd continues to be absent as he recovers from an ankle injury.
Confirmed team news
West Ham XI: Fabianski; Johnson, Kehrer, Zouma, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek, Downes; Benrahma, Scamacca, Bowen
Subs: Areola, Randolph, Coufal, Fornals, Antonio, Lanzini, Ogbonna, Coventry, Emerson
Bournemouth XI: Neto, Smith, Senesi, Mepham, Fredericks, Cook, Lerma, Tavernier, Billing, Christie, Solanke.
Subs: Travers, Stacey, Zemura, Stephens, Rothwell, Stanislas, Pearson, Moore, Anthony
