View: Predicted West Ham XI v Lyon
West Ham will look to save their season this week when they travel to France to take on Lyon in the Europa League quarter-final second leg.
The Hammers were held to a 1-1 draw at the London Stadium last week after being reduced to ten men in the first half following Aaron Cresswell’s controversial red card.
But after defeat to Brentford at the weekend, David Moyes must pick his players up and find a way to progress past the Ligue 1 side, with several big decisions to make.
Moyes has opted for loanee Alphonse Areola in cup games this season and the Frenchman should keep his spot between the sticks here again after impressing.
Vladimir Coufal returned at the weekend at right-back after undergoing hernia surgery, so he should be able to keep his place despite the far from ideal result in the game.
That will allow Ben Johnson to deputise for Cresswell from the start, as he did in the first-leg from the substitutes bench following the sending off.
In central defence, the Hammers were dealt a major blow when Kurt Zouma was forced off with an ankle problem and it seems unlikely that he’ll be able to play here.
That means Craig Dawson will once again partner up with Issa Diop in the heart of the defence, as they did for a prolonged period earlier in the season.
In midfield Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek are automatic starters whenever fit in the middle of the park, with their dynamism and physical attributes enough to cause any opposition team problems.
Ahead of them, Jarrod Bowen has returned from a foot injury in great form scoring twice in three games including in the first leg and will keep his place on the right wing.
Manuel Lanzini was less than impressive in first appearance since his car accident last week and will likely drop out of the side once more, as Moyes opts for Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma in the number ten and left-wing positions.
Up front Michail Antonio will continue, despite a run of just one goal in 17 games.
Predicted West Ham XI v Lyon: Areola; Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Johnson; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma; Antonio
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