Team news: Hammers unchanged for Huddersfield Town trip

Team news: Hammers unchanged for Huddersfield Town trip

 

Manuel Pellegrini will name an unchanged starting XI and substitutes bench as his West Ham United side travel to Huddersfield Town this afternoon in the Premier League.

The Chilean’s team were 4-2 winners against Burnley at home last weekend and will be hoping to clinch back-to-back victories for the first time this year at the John Smith’s Stadium.

Marko Arnautovic returned to the side on Saturday after illness kept him out of an away draw with Leicester City and was on the scoresheet, getting the Hammers off to a great start early on at London Stadium.

And the forward – who bagged last season at Huddersfield – keeps his place leading the line today, with the visitors’ two-goal hero from last weekend Felipe Anderson and youngster Grady Diangana supporting behind.

Declan Rice will be the anchorman in midfield with Pedro Obiang and Robert Snodgrass just in front, while Pablo Zabaleta retains the captain’s armband as Mark Noble serves his final match of a three-game suspension following a red card at the King Power Stadium

The Argentine will form a back four which also includes Fabian Balbuena, Issa Diop and Aaron Cresswell and, finally, Lukasz Fabianski continues between the sticks.

West Ham United: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Cresswell, Rice, Obiang, Snodgrass, Diangana, Anderson, Arnautovic

Subs: Adrian, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Fredericks, Chicharito, Antonio, Perez