West Ham United will entertain Ipswich Town at the London Stadium this Saturday afternoon as they look to secure a victory at home in the Premier League. The Hammers were held to a 1-1 draw away at Brentford recently, so they would be eager to get back to winning ways in the league this weekend.
Julen Lopetegui will set his men up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and could be inclined to make one change to his first XI for this game. Edson Alvarez is expected to play from the start of this clash while Mohammed Kudus makes way for him and drops to the bench.
4-2-3-1 West Ham United Predicted Lineup To Face Ipswich Town
Defence
Alphonse Areola will feature in between the sticks for the East London club after shipping in one goal in his last league appearance. Jean-Clair Todibo will operate alongside Max Kilman at the centre of the West Ham backline as they look to keep the opposition at bay throughout the 90 minutes.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka will play as the right-back while Emerson Palmieri looks to impress on the other flank as the left-back. Both of them will have to pick and choose their moments to join in on the attack.
Konstantinos Mavropanos will be named on the West Ham bench as he offers cover for the defensive positions.
Midfield
Guido Rodriguez and Edson Alvarez will anchor the midfield for the Hammers as they try to win the 50-50 battles at the centre of the park.
The gifted trio of Jarrod Bowen, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta will play just ahead of them as part of the West Ham United attack. Both Bowen and Paqueta have to find a way to stretch the Ipswich backline at every chance they get.
Carlos Soler, Mohammed Kudus and Crysencio Summerville will have to settle for a place on the bench and might come on to influence the game in the second half if required.
Attack
Michail Antonio will lead the line for the East London club up top. He has to figure out a way to threaten the Ipswich goal during the game.
However, Niclas Fullkrug is unlikely to recover in time for this game.
