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Starting XI | Coufal and Paquetá return at AFC Bournemouth

Starting XI | Coufal and Paquetá return at AFC Bournemouth
Starting XI | Coufal and Paquetá return at AFC Bournemouth

The midfield will be anchored by Edson Álvarez, who starts his third Premier League game since returning from suspension at the end of November.

He will be joined by Coufal’s compatriot Tomáš Souček, who scored the opening goal in last week’s win over Wolves to take his Premier League tally to 31 in 173 top-flight appearances.

The midfield will be completed by Spain international Carlos Soler, who is still seeking his first goal for the Club following his loan move from Saint-Germain at the end of August.

With Bowen starting up front in the absence of Michail Antonio, who continues to recover in hospital following a car accident on Saturday 7 December, the wings will be patrolled by Mohammed Kudus and Paquetá.

Ghana star Kudus makes his 50th start for the Irons in all competitions, while Brazilian Paquetá returns to the starting XI after being named as a substitute for the previous two top-flight matches.

Łukasz Fabiański starts in goal for the eighth Premier League match in a row. The 39-year-old will be gunning for his 93rd top-flight clean sheet on what will be his 371st Premier League appearance for Arsenal, Swansea City and West Ham.

On the bench will be goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, young defenders Ollie Scarles and Kaelan Casey, midfielders Andy Irving, Lewis Orford and Luis Guilherme, winger Summerville and strikers Danny Ings and Niclas Füllkrug.

Bournemouth are without defender Marcos Senesi (thigh), Marcus Tavernier (hamstring), Alex Scott (knee), Luis Sinisterra (hamstring) and Julian Araujo (hamstring).

AFC Bournemouth: Arrizabalaga, Smith ©, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez, Christie, Cook, Ouattara, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson
Subs: Travers (GK), Kinsey, Adams, Hill, Brooks, Aarons, Winterburn, Billing, Ünal

West Ham United: Fabiański, Coufal, Mavropanos, Kilman, Wan-Bissaka, Álvarez, Souček, Soler, Kudus, Paquetá, Bowen ©
Subs: Areola (GK), Scarles, Casey, Orford, Irving, Luis Guilherme, Summerville, Ings, Füllkrug

Referee: Chris Kavanagh

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