West Ham United will lock horns with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening, hoping to pick up all three points away from home. The Hammers will be coming into the match on the back of an encouraging 2-0 win against Sevilla in the second leg of the round of sixteen of the UEFA Europa League, whereas the Lilywhites recorded a tidy 2-0 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion.
Team News
Vladimir Coufal is side-lined after undergoing groin surgery, while Angelo Ogbonna (ACL) is out for the rest of the season.
David Moyes will probably opt for his usual 4-2-3-1 formation against Tottenham Hotspur; however, he is expected to make a couple of changes from the last game for the upcoming away encounter as Nikola Vlasic and Lukasz Fabianski look likely to make their way back into the starting eleven.
4-2-3-1 West Ham United Predicted Lineup Vs Tottenham Hotspur
Defence
Lukasz Fabianski will operate in between the sticks for the away side. The Polish international will hope to put up a strong performance and secure a clean sheet on Sunday.
Craig Dawson will form the customary centre-half partnership with Kurt Zouma at the heart of West Ham’s backline.
Arthur Masuaku should be a starter at the left wing-back spot, whereas Ryan Fredericks will start on the other flank as the right wing-back. Up against the Lilywhites, the full-backs will be expected to stay compact defensively.
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Midfield
Tomas Soucek will continue to feature alongside Declan Rice in the holding midfield position, with the latter being assigned with more of a defensive role to shield the away side’s back-four.
Said Benrahma will slot in the attacking midfield position to complete the midfield trio. The Algeria international will be determined to engineer some clear-cut goal scoring chances for the front men.
Manuel Lanzini will have to settle for a place on the bench but might come in the latter stages of the game if needed.
Attack
Nikola Vlasic and Andriy Yarmolenko are expected to take up the wide positions, playing on the left and right-wing respectively.
Michail Antonio is expected to lead the line for the visitors against Antonio Conte’s men this weekend. The Englishman will be hoping to make the most of his chances when he faces off against the Spurs defence that has kept three clean sheets in their last five matches across all competitions.
