West Ham United starting line-up v Nottingham Forest: Lanzini dropped
West Ham have named a strong starting line-up for their second Premier League game of the season against Nottingham Forest at the City ground.
David Moyes has made just one change to the starting line-up that faced against City. Manuel Lanzini has been dropped, while Said Benrahma has returned to the first team.
Lukasz Fabianski, who got injured in the last match, has recovered to keep his place in the goal.
Here’s the team v Forest: Fabianski, Coufal, Johnson, Zouma, Cresswell, Rice C), Soucek, Benrahma, Fornals, Bowen and Antonio
Get three points
Both West Ham and Forest lost their opening games of the new season.
The Hammers lost 2-0 against champions Manchester City, while Forest lost against big spenders Newcastle United with a similar scoreline.
West Ham have recruited well this summer and they will be aiming for a top-four finish this time.
David Moyes has insisted that he is only interested in signing quality players, and it remains to be seen how many more additions they can make before the end of the window.
Maxwel Cornet missed the game as he was not registered against Manchester City while Lukasz Fabianski picked up an injury before half-time in the previous game.
Summer signings Cornet and Gianluca Scamacca have made the bench, and we expect them to some part in the game.
West Ham are desperately trying to sign a new defender this summer, despite adding Nayef Aguerd.
The Hammers are also looking to add a new midfielder and possibly another left-back before the window ends.
However, they must first get three points on board today and start the campaign on a strong note.