Goalkeeper and Defence


GK – Robert Sanchez – Filip Jorgensen was back on the bench on Wednesday, but Sanchez is not expected to hand over his gloves.

RB – Reece James – after playing as a centre-half midweek, the captain may revert to a more natural position versus West Ham.

CB – Trevoh Chalobah – the 26-year-old’s omission from the team against Napoli was a surprise, but you would expect him to be recalled on Saturday.

CB – Benoit Badiashile – Wesley Fofana had a poor game last time out, and he doesn’t usually play more than once a week anyway, so Badiashile could get the nod.

LB – Marc Cucurella – Jarrod Bowen is West Ham’s most dangerous forward, so the Spanish international will need to use all of his defensive nous.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.