West Ham United will be hoping to pile the misery on Everton when they meet in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Before the start of the season, it would have taken a very brave person indeed to suggest that Everton’s Premier League clash with West Ham at the end of November would be a scrap between two of the division’s bottom five.
And it would have been an even wilder guess to have suggested that Wednesday’s clash would see David Moyes return to Goodison Park where he spent more than a decade in charge, but as Hammers boss having succeeded Slaven Bilic recently.
Despite the Irons being below the Toffees in the table, there is arguably slightly more reason for encouragement for Moyes’ men as they go into the game off the back of a spirited draw at home to Leicester City on Friday night, while Everton appear to be in disarray, and lost 4-1 to goal-shy Southampton on Sunday.
The performance against the Foxes will perhaps tempt Moyes to try and stick with as many of the players that started that night as possible for the trip to Merseyside.
There is a concern surrounding Marko Arnautovic as he was taken off with just over 20 minutes to go at the London Stadium after arguably his best performance to date for the Irons – but the London Evening Standard reports that he should be fit for the game, so he makes the predicted lineup.
Elsewhere, it may not be a surprise if Moyes keeps faith with the rest of the side that played against Leicester – though he may be tempted to use Andre Ayew from the start perhaps, but we expect an unchanged side from the one that faced the Foxes if Arnautovic is fit.
Here is the West Ham lineup we are expecting…
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