West Ham will be desperate to continue their unbeaten start to their Premier League campaign this weekend, and they face Southampton in what should be a tough test.
The Hammers are really looking like contenders at the moment. They’ve got the deadliest striker in England in their team, and they’ve been smashing in the goals, netting 10 in just three games so far.
David Moyes seems to have found the formula for success, and after a few late transfer window additions, the London club could make a serious top-four push this term.
However, if they’re to dream of Champions League football, they need to be winning games like this against the Saints, and with that in mind, we’ve had a go at predicting West Ham’s starting XI for this one.
If there’s one area you could criticise in this West Ham team then it’s at the back.
They’re yet to keep a Premier League clean sheet, but the addition of Kurt Zouma should help matters there, and we expect him to start this one.
The rest of the backline remains unchanged, while Lukasz Fabianski keeps his spot between the sticks ahead of Alphonse Areola.
Declan Rice and Thomas Soucek start as the midfield pivot, while there’s no space for Nikola Vlasic in this team just yet as the trio of Said Benrahma, Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals occupy the attacking midfield spots.
There are no prizes for guessing who starts up front as Michail Antonio once again spearheads the attack.
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