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Confirmed West Ham United v Aston Villa lineups: Antonio starts, Traore on the bench

General view of The Olympic Stadium during the Premier League match between West Ham United and AFC Bournemouth at London Stadium on August 18, 201...
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West Ham United starting XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Fornals, Antonio.

West Ham United substitutes: Randolph, Johnson, Diop, Noble, Lanzini, Benrahma, Haller.

Aston Villa starting XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Luiz, Hourihane; Trezeguet, Grealish, Watkins.

Aston Villa substitutes: Steer, Elmohamady, Taylor, Nakamba, Traore, El Ghazi, Ramsey.

West Ham United go with Lukasz Fabianski in goal, behind a back five of Vladimir Coufal, Fabian Balbuena, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell and Arthur Masuaku.

Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek continue in midfield, with Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals supporting Michail Antonio up top.

That means Sebastien Haller is on the bench, alongside Darren Randolph, Ben Johnson, Issa Diop, Mark Noble, Manuel Lanzini and Said Benrahma.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa have Emiliano Martinez between the sticks, whilst Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings and Matt Targett are the back four.

Douglas Luis will protect the back four, whilst Conor Hourihane starts alongside John McGinn in midfield with Ross Barkley out injured.

Trezeguet and Jack Grealish line up out wide, supporting Ollie Watkins in the final third.

Jacob Ramsey is given a spot on the bench, joining Jed Steer, Ahmed Elmohamady, Neil Taylor, Marvelous Nakamba, Bertrand Traore and Anwar El Ghazi.