Maxwel Cornet is set to make his first Premier League start for West Ham United after he was named in our starting XI to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers at London Stadium.
The new No14, who has two assists in his two starts in the UEFA Europa Conference League this season, is one of three changes from the Hammers’ last Premier League fixture against Everton.
After scoring on his last start under David Moyes in a 3-2 UECL Group B win at Danish side Silkeborg IF, Craig Dawson will make his first domestic start of the season. The No15 will feature in a starting XI at London Stadium for the first time since West Ham’s 2-2 draw with Manchester City last May. Dawson will join Thilo Kehrer, Kurt Zouma and Aaron Cresswell in the Hammers' defence.
Searching for a third straight home win and clean sheet over Wolves, Moyes also recalls striker Gianluca Scamacca. The No7 is looking for his first Premier League goal today after striking in previous starts against Silkeborg IF and FCSB in UECL Group B.
Skipper Declan Rice will again be partnered by towering Czech Tomáš Souček in the middle of the park, with Brazil international Lucas Paquetá playing ahead of them.
Cornet, who scored nine Premier League goals for Burnley last season, will play on the left, with Jarrod Bowen on the right and Scamacca, fresh from a UEFA Nations League start against England last week, up front.
The switches of personnel see Vladimír Coufal, Michail Antonio and Pablo Fornals drop to a strong bench that also seats Saïd Benrahma, Flynn Downes and Manuel Lanzini.
After featuring twice for France across the September international break, Alphonse Areola completes the matchday squad alongside defenders Angelo Ogbonna and Emerson Palmieri.
West Ham United: Fabiański, Kehrer, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Rice ©, Souček, Bowen, Lucas Paquetá, Cornet, Scamacca
Subs: Areola (GK), Ogbonna, Coufal, Emerson, Fornals, Downes, Lanzini, Benrahma, Antonio
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Sá, Semedo, Jonny, Kilman, Aït-Nouri, João Moutinho ©, Neves, Nunes, Guedes, Neto, Podence
Subs: Sarkic (GK), B.Traoré, Mosquera, Toti, Ronan, A.Traoré, Bueno, Campbell, Costa
Referee: Paul Tierney
