David Moyes to make 10 changes: West Ham United predicted XI v Crystal Palace in Premier League
West Ham United welcome Crystal Palace to the London Stadium on Sunday 6th November in a great fixture to put some points on the board.
The Hammers come into the fixture off the back of another successful night in the Europa Conference League, a 3-0 thumping of FSCB in Bucharest.
Now, David Moyes will make a lot of changes from the young side he fielded and welcome back his first-team regulars fresh off that much-needed rest.
Lukasz Fabianski will take over the goalkeeping duties from Alphonse Areola and is thought to be fit after limping off with a knee injury last weekend [BBC].
In defence, Thilo Kehrer should come back into contention after being left out completely from Thursday’s UEFA Conference League trip.
He’ll likely start alongside Kurt Zouma and Craig Dawson at the heart of the Hammers’ defence after the duo put in a battling performance against Manchester United.
Aaron Cresswell was also completely left out of Thursday evening squad, but will likely come back into the fold for Moyes on Sunday afternoon.
Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek were also rested after their gritty outing at Old Trafford and will be looked upon again to master things at the heart of West Ham’s engine room.
Saïd Benrahma has been terrific in recent outings and after being rested on Thursday will take up his position as one of the Hammers’ attacking midfielders.
Pablo Fornals showed his utter class in Thursday evening’s UEFA Europa Conference League clash and will likely be rewarded for his fine efforts with a start against Palace, the only man to keep his spot.
Jarrod Bowen will also return for Moyes after being rested for the teams’ European clash. Up top Moyes should give the nod to Michail Antonio after Gianluca Scamacca’s recent misfiring form.
The Italian looks lost without Lucas Paqueta, who may return to the squad from injury but won’t be in line for a start.
Predicted West Ham United XI v Crystal Palace – Fabianski; Kehrer, Zouma, Dawson, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Benrahma, Fornals, Bowen; Antonio