Julen Lopetegui\u2019s West Ham United face a surprisingly poor Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Kick-off is at 15:00. Last Word on Football brings you a West Ham Predicted Lineup.<\/p>\n
Alphonse Areola has returned to first-team football after he was sidelined with injury. He replaced the injured Polish international Lukasz Fabianski who had started the last eight matches for Lopetegui\u2019s side before the Liverpool match. That being said, Fabianski was stretchered off<\/a> in their last match where his side beat bottom-of-the-league Southampton 1-0 away.<\/span><\/p>\n Read more :<\/strong> An Analysis On Whether Vincent Kompany Was An Upgrade On Thomas Tuchel For Bayern Munich<\/a><\/p>\n Against Southampton and Liverpool, Lopetegui had to make a few changes to his defence due to injuries. Vladimir Coufal started over Emerson with Max Kilman<\/a> returning from injury to replace Jean-Clair Todibo<\/a>. The Hammers have kept three clean sheets in their last ten matches. Aaron Wan-Bissaka<\/a> has been at right back consistently.<\/span><\/p>\n The midfield has also been consistent, with Lopetegui preferring two defensive midfielders. This has usually been Tomas Soucek with Edson Alvarez and Guido Rodriguez<\/a> rotating between themselves. That being said, due to suspension, both Soucek and Rodriguez will miss this match. Carlos Soler returned to action after serving his one-match suspension. He replaced Crysencio Summerville<\/a> who was benched for the previous match despite positive recent performances. <\/span><\/p>\n Lucas Paqueta looks to keep his place in midfield. Jarrod Bowen returns to the right wing after Niklas Fullkrug<\/a> has made appearances up front for the Hammers after coming on as a substitute. He has two goal involvements in nine appearances since joining from Dortmund.<\/span><\/p>\n West Ham sit 13th in the Premier League, just one point behind Tottenham and Brentford. However, their last match saw their four-game unbeaten run come to an end when they were thrashed 5-0 at home to top-of-the-league Liverpool. The last time West Ham conceded five goals in a match at home came just three home matches prior when West Ham lost 5-2 to Arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\nWest Ham Recent Form<\/span><\/h3>\n