West Ham Super Fans want Fornals back in XI v Arsenal this weekend
This is part of a regular series from our panel of West Ham Super Fans. Each week, our Super Fans will deliver their verdicts on the biggest talking points and news stories around the London Stadium.
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Pablo Fornals is expected to be available for selection for West Ham when they take on Arsenal at the London Stadium on Sunday.
Fornals, 25, failed to make David Moyes’ squad for the first time in the Premier League this season at the weekend when the Irons lost 1-0 away at Manchester United.
The Spanish playmaker has been in impressive form this season and was missed at Old Trafford but, according to Claret & Hugh, he might be back in the squad this weekend to take on Arsenal in a London derby.
The West Ham news site reports that Fornals only missed the Man United defeat with a knock during the 2-0 win over Leeds and he’s now on the road to be in the squad this weekend.
We asked our panel of West Ham Super Fans whether they think Fornals should be thrown straight back into Moyes’ starting line-up to face the Gunners and everyone believes he should be as long as he’s fit.
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Fornals has made 27 appearances in all competitions for West Ham this season, scoring three goals and supplying three assists in the process.
While those numbers are not that great, the two-times Spain international has shown a marked improvement in terms of his performances under Moyes this season.
Stats by Wyscout show Fornals has completed 79.4 per cent of passes and averaged 2.18 passes into the penalty area per 90 minutes of Premier League football this term.
He’s also assisted 0.57 shots and 2.08 touches inside the penalty area per 90 minutes.
Fornals is heavily involved in West Ham’s attacking play and without him and the ineligible Jesse Lingard at Old Trafford, Man United’s defence was barely threatened by the limp Irons attack.
Arsenal are a team who can be got at and hopefully Moyes reverts back to a normal starting line-up as long as Fornals is fully fit to play this weekend.
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