Confirmed West Ham United starting line-up v Southampton: Ogbonna axed
David Moyes has named a strong starting line-up as West Ham aim to secure all three points against Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday (16 October) at St Mary’s.
The Hammers are in superb form at the moment, especially after the international break, having won four games in a row in all competitions.
Via Twitter, the club have confirmed the starting eleven.
Here’s the team for the game: Fabianski, Coufal, Johnson, Kehrer, Cresswell, Emerson, Rice (C), Soucek, Bowen, Paqueta and Scamacca.
The likes of Fabianski, Thilo Kehrer, Declan Rice, Gianluca Scamacca and Tomas Soucek have come into the side as Moyes makes five changes from the side that won against Anderlecht.
Three points
After a poor start to the season, the Hammers are giving the impression that they are back in business.
They have picked up two consecutive wins in the Premier League, but both of them have come at home.
David Moyes’s side must continue this form away from the London Stadium as well, and the game against Southampton have come at the right time.
The Saints are going through a wretched run of form, having lost five of their last six games in the Premier League.
Ralph Hasenhuttl is under a lot of pressure, and there are even suggestions that he could lose his job should the Hammers win this tie.
West Ham shouldn’t need to pay attention to such talks. Rather, they must stay focused and pick all three points to climb up the ladder.
Gianluca Scamacca has been scoring goals lately, while Jarrod Bowen has hinted at returning to form.