West Ham United should hand summer signing Andriy Yarmolenko his first start against AFC Wimbledon.
West Ham United have had a torrid start to the new season with three consecutive defeats in the league, and they now face a trip to League One side AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday night in the EFL Cup.
The Hammers could do with a win to get their campaign underway and give them some sort of lift before their next league match at home to Wolves on Saturday.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini may be tempted to make some changes for the cup and one man that should be drafted into the starting XI is Andriy Yarmolenko.
The 28-year-old winger has been deployed as a substitute in the three league defeats, but midweek is the perfect opportunity to bring him into the side for his first start in English football.
He completed a £17.5million (Sky Sports) to the London Stadium from Borussia Dortmund in the summer and supporters are still waiting to see him in full competitive action.
Yarmolenko has to be pushing for a start in the West Ham side on a regular basis and a positive display in the cup should lead him closer to that.
The Ukraine international has been eased in by Pellegrini following his move, but wide men Michail Antonio and Robert Snodgrass have hardly done enough in recent games to show they should be nailed on starters ahead of him.
Yarmolenko is a skilful right-winger who possesses great technical ability and also has an eye for goal.
His physical presence should make him a real hit in the Premier League and his pre-season displays for West Ham suggest he could be a top addition.
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