West Ham United will take on Blackburn Rovers at London Stadium this Wednesday hoping to produce a better result in this EFL cup fixture. The Hammers suffered a 2-1 loss against Crystal Palace last weekend in the Premier League, so they will be looking to bounce back and take their place in the fourth round of the Carabao cup.
David Moyes could continue with a 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to make a few changes to the playing XI. Hence, we can expect to see Alphonse Areola in goal for the East London club as he hopes to give a strong performance.
4-2-3-1 West Ham United Predicted XI Vs Blackburn Rovers
Defence
Alphonse Areola will function in goal for the Hammers as he hopes to give a strong performance and earn a clean sheet. Kurt Zouma will form a defensive partnership with Nayef Aguerd at the heart of West Ham’s backline as they look to stop the opposition from finding the back of the net throughout the game.
Ben Johnson will operate as the right-back while Aaron Cresswell fills in on the other flank as the left-back. Both will go forward and join in on the attack at every chance they get but will need to keep their shape defensively.
Angelo Ogbona, Emerson Palmieri and Vladimir Coufal will offer cover for the defensive positions as they take a spot on the bench.
Midfield
Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek will take the holding midfield positions as they look to offer decent protection to their teammates at the back and also dominate the possession at the centre of the park.
The gifted trio of Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta and Said Benrahma will play just ahead of them as part of Moyes’ attack. All three of them will be responsible for creating some clear-cut chances in front of the goal if West Ham are to go into the fourth round.
Pablo Fornals will have to be content with a spot on the bench as he waits for his opportunity to make an impact in the final quarter of the game if needed.
Attack
Gianluca Scamacca will spearhead West Ham’s attack in the final third. The Italian forward has to figure out a way to cause a few problems for the opposition centre-halves in this midweek clash.
Michail Antonio will be available for selection on the bench and might come on to influence the game in the latter stages if the Hammers are in need of a goal by then.
