View: Predicted West Ham starting XI v Brighton
West Ham United go into their Premier League clash with Brighton on Saturday afternoon knowing they must bring home all three points.
The disappointing defeat against Everton on Sunday has all but ended our Champions League hopes behind Chelsea and Leicester.
That gap now stands at six points, and David Moyes will be making sure the Irons keep their Europa League spot without throwing it away.
Lukasz Fabianski will continue in goal after making a number of important saves against the Toffees last time out.
The back four will see one change too, with Vladimir Coufal and Craig Dawson keeping their spots on the right-hand side.
Aaron Cresswell should be fit enough to keep his spot, and suffering a suspected dead leg against Everton over the weekend.
Issa Diop has not been good enough recently, and he will be replaced by Angelo Ogbonna who was back on the bench.
Declan Rice has been mooted to be back training this week, and his return in midfield will be a massive boost at the AMEX Stadium.
Not only will that help us defensively, but it will unleash Tomas Soucek to once again cause havoc in the final third for Brighton, who will be missing Lewis Dunk.
Pablo Fornals was at the heart of anything creative on Sunday, and the Spaniard should continue alongside the likes of Jesse Lingard in the final third.
One big change will see Said Benrahma drop out.
The Algerian has been “wonderful” in parts in recent weeks, but his finishing has simply let us down, and that will see him drop out for Jarrod Bowen.
Michail Antonio will complete the line up, and he will wish for more service in the final third on the south coast compared to the weekend.
Here’s how we expect the Hammers to line up…
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