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West Ham Utd: Roberto, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Yarmolenko, Noble, Lanzini, Anderson, Haller. Subs: Martin, Balbuena, Zabaleta, Snodgrass, Fornals, Wilshere, Ajeti.
Crystal Palace: Guaita, Ward, Kelly, Cahill, Van Aanholt, Zaha, McArhur, McCarthy, Kouyate, Schlupp, Ayew. Subs: Hennessey, Tomkins, Dann, Meyer, Townsend, Benteke, Camarasa.

West Ham United are experiencing a more than decent start to this Barclays Premier League season, this is in no small way connected to clever recruitment under taken by the club's secret weapon, Mario 'the Huse' Husillos. Under the Huse's guidance the club has managed to clear out most of the dead wood, and bring in young exciting talent in their place.

Liverpool are currently top of the Barclays Premier League, despite the fact they began the season by losing their goal keeper Alisson Becker, who had been attributed to being worth as much as 12 points in their previous campaign, to injury. West Ham United had begun to look like serious top six contenders for this season, before hopes seemed to be dashed by the long term injury sustained by goal keeper Lukasz Fabianski in the game against Bournemouth last weekend .

West Ham United's last season's player of the year, Lukasz Fabianski, picked up a hip injury during the club's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth on Saturday, he was forced to leave the field during the first half and was replaced by substitute keeper Roberto. Unfortunately the news doesn't look too good with regards his recovery time, the only compensation being the pending International break following next week's home game against Crystal Palace.

Bournemouth: Ramsdale, S. Cook, Ake, Rico, Stacey, Lerma, Biling, H. Wilson, King, C. Wilson, Solanke. Subs: Boruc, Francis, Surman, Ibe, Groeneveld, L. Cook, Mepham.
West Ham: Fabianski, Cresswell, Fredericks, Ogbonna, Diop, Rice, Fornals, Noble, Anderson, Yarmolenko, Haller. Subs: Jimenez, Balbuena, Zabaleta, Lanzini, Snodgrass, Wilshere, Ajeti.

Fresh from Wednesday's appalling Carabao Cup defeat, Manuel Pellegrini's Irons need to bounce back on track, unfortunately today's south coast opponents Bournemouth are one of Hammers' many 'bogey' teams. Playing Brighton is always difficult, but Bournemouth have proved to be even fiercer opposition in the past with many fans thinking that the away team will be lucky to escape with a point from the game.

Oxford: Eastwood, Ruffels, Dickie, Moore, Hall, Brannagan, Long, Forde, Baptiste, Mackie, Thorne Subs: Stevens, Taylor, Woodburn, Fosu, Sykes, Agyei, Jones
West Ham: Roberto, Zabaleta (c), Balbuena, Diop, Masuaku, Fornals, Sanchez, Wilshere, Snodgrass, Holland, Ajeti Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Cardoso, Coventry, Noble, Felipe Anderson, Haller.

West Ham United boss, Manuel Pellegrini, knows only too well the importance that winning a trophy means for his club and it's long suffering supporters has, the EFL Carabao Cup represents a clear route in to Europe for the next season, a route he is determined to take, by hook or by crook. Pelle has hinted at changes from the side that swept away Manchester United at the London Stadium on Sunday, however he will be extremely wary of 'doing a 'Poch' by fielding a team that is too under strength.

West Ham have banned a supporter for life after a racist video was posted on social media, the club moved quickly to ban the supporter in question with a spokesperson saying the club was made aware of "disgusting" footage of a fan making racist remarks to away fans at London Stadium early last season. "The club handed evidence to the police and banned an individual for life from our stadium. No place for it at our club," said the Hammers on Twitter, we have a "zero tolerance of abhorrent behaviour."

In an interview with Brazil's top newspaper, O Globo, given just after West Ham United's 2-0 win over Manchester United, Felipe Anderson confided that when he first arrived at the London Stadium he was quite shocked at the lack of protection afforded players by the Referee and their assistants, of course he already knew the pace of the Barclays Premier League would be frenzied, but he admits he was initially 'overcome' by it's sheer physicality.