Mohammed Kudus, Tomáš Souček, Edson Álvarez and Jean-Clair Todibo return to the West Ham United starting XI for Saturday’s home Premier League fixture with AFC Bournemouth.
Attacking midfielder Kudus is back after a one-match absence and takes his place in the forward line. The Ghana star picked up a knock in training ahead of the defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers in midweek, but is fit to take his place from the first whistle at London Stadium.
The 24-year-old is looking for his first goal involvement for the Hammers since scoring at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on 21 December, but he did score for Ghana in the March international window, netting in a FIFA World Cup qualifying win over Madagascar.
Todibo is promoted from the substitutes’ bench at Molineux to the starting XI at London Stadium.
The France defender has played a role in West Ham’s improved defensive record under Head Coach Graham Potter, with just two goals being conceded in the 283 minutes he has been on the pitch in his previous four appearances.
Souček is also recalled to the starting XI, having been among the substitutes at Molineux. The Czechia captain has seven Premier League goals to his name this season - the same number as captain Jarrod Bowen - and has hit the net in two of his previous three Premier League appearances against Leicester City and Everton.
Mexico national team captain Álvarez led his country to CONCACAF Nations League glory during the March international window and featured as a half-time substitute at Wolves on Tuesday. The 27-year-old returns to make his 19th Premier League start of the campaign.
Those are the four changes to the team which kicked-off at Wolves in midweek, with Konstantinos Mavropanos, Luis Guilherme and Evan Ferguson dropping to the bench, and Aaron Cresswell not involved in the matchday squad.
The seven players who retain their starting places are goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, who keeps goal in the Premier League for the 93rd time in his career.
What looks to be a back four is completed by Aaron Wan-Bissaka, ever-present Maximilian Kilman and Ollie Scarles.
The midfield will be filled out by James Ward-Prowse and Lucas Paquetá, who scored from the penalty spot in the reverse fixture at Vitality Stadium, with skipper Bowen supporting Kudus in attack.
On the bench will be goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański, defenders Vladimír Coufal, Mavropanos and Emerson, midfielders Guido Rodríguez and Carlos Soler and forwards Luis Guilherme, Ferguson and Niclas Füllkrug.
West Ham United: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles, Álvarez, Ward-Prowse, Souček, Paquetá, Bowen ©, Kudus
Subs: Fabiański (GK), Coufal, Emerson, Mavropanos, Rodríguez, Soler, Luis Guilherme, Ferguson, Füllkrug
AFC Bournemouth: Kepa, Smith ©, Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Cook, Adams, Ouattara, Scott, Semenyo, Evanilson
Subs: Dennis (GK), Senesi, Aruajo, Soler, Hill, Winterburn, Brooks, Jebbison, Silcott-Duberry
Referee: Tim Robinson
