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Whenever a team outperforms in the Premier League, like Leicester did in their title winning season, the media descends on the club and instantly speculates whether their home grown players should be selected for International competition. With Hammers doing so well, it was inevitable that their English contingent should come under the microscope sooner or later.

Saturday's trip to Wolves will be a seminal game for David Moyes, Molineaux is never a good place to get a result, under Bruno Lage Wolves have consolidated and are now on an upward curve playing some decent football in the process. Part of Hammers recent success has been based on being able to name an unchanged starting line up, that of course will not be possible this weekend due to Angelo Ogbonna's injury.

Following the international break, West Ham pick up their domestic campaign with the away fixture against Wolves on Saturday followed by an away fixture against League Champions Manchester City the next Sunday. Sandwiched between those games is the away UEAFA Europa League Cup tie against Rapid Vienna on Thursday evening, a game that has the potential to see Hammers safely though their group as leaders which would see them avoiding a play off against any one of a number of teams dropping down from the Champions League, even Barcelona!