Lanzini starts – West Ham confirmed XI v Brentford
David Moyes has named a strong West Ham side ahead of their clash versus Brentford at the Brentford Community Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.
Lukasz Fabianski has returned to starting line-up in place of Alphonse Areola.
Vladimir Coufal has been selected in the line-up, with Ryan Fredericks missing out. Manuel Lanzini returns to the first team, with Algerian attacker Said Benrahama making way for him.
London derby
With Arsenal dropping points this week the door has been left open for West Ham to close the gap with their rivals for the final Champions League spot.
The Hammers are heading into this match on the back of a 1-1 draw against Lyon in the Europa League clash at the London Stadium.
David Moyes’ side did really well to take a lead despite going a man down and showed great resilience to prevent Lyon from taking a big lead.
They will certainly feel that a win is possible in the second leg next Thursday, but first, they need to focus on this one.
Brentford have shown this season they can be a worthy opponent of any side at home, and West Ham have to be very careful in their approach.
The top-six spot is up for grabs, and the Hammer must not lose their momentum.
In other West Ham United news, Yaya Toure has said he would be open to helping this Irons star improve to the next level.
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