Gianluca Scamacca in line to start for West Ham United v Aston Villa
Newly-signed striker Gianluca Scamacca is in line to make his first West Ham United start in the Premier League when they face Aston Villa.
The Italy international has had a decent start to his career at the London Stadium where he has already scored two goals in five appearances but most of those came from the bench.
As per BBC Sport, Scamacca is in line to make the start for the Hammers in the match against Villa on Sunday.
About time
West Ham made a number of signings this season but only one has excited the fans unlike any other and that was when Scamacca arrived at the London Stadium after his much-anticipated move from Italian Serie A club Sassuolo in a deal worth £35.5 million [Sky Sports].
Even though he has delivered whenever he has gotten a chance to showcase his talent, manager David Moyes has been extremely cautious about his new striker.
However, after losing three consecutive fixtures in the league and languishing at the bottom of the table, it is about time he must unleash Scamacca against a Villa side who are also struggling and have only three points from the first three matches.
It is also important for Moyes to see what kind of potential the player has in arguably one of the toughest leagues in the world and playing away from home will definitely test him.