Dimitri Payet Vs Idrissa Gueye
It’s hard to contemplate where West Ham would be without their talisman Dimitri Payet who seems to have an answer to all of their problems.
The Frenchman has been once again the creator in chief for his side providing 4 assists and scoring an unbelievable solo goal in the campaign and his importance to the team can be measured by the fact that out of the 7 games he has played, he was adjudged the man of the match in 3 of them.
Koeman should be extra careful about the player on Sunday and his answer to contain Payet’s threat will be the new man Idrissa Gueye. The Senegalese has been excellent again in the defensive midfield and his excellent tackling skills would be put to the test in a battle against the skillful Payet.
Yannick Bolasie Vs Pedro Obiang
Yannick Bolasie has been the man to provide the wide play for the Toffees and he has done that very well so far providing three assists for his teammates. The Congolese attacker has also struck a nice partnership with frontman Lukaku and seems to be well aware of his compatriot’s runs inside the area.
The visitors would be relying on Pedro Obiang to not allow Bolasie the space to make his runs.
Obiang has been very impressive in the 4 matches he has played for West Ham in the league and the Spaniard is a very good tackler with excellent work rate and the defensive contribution which will help the visitors to have a good shape off the ball to counter the threat of the wide play from Bolasie.
