Julen Lopetegui will likely make changes to his West Ham side ahead of the visit of Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Hammers beat Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, following up on their first League win of the season against Crystal Palace.

Lopetegui has confirmed Aaron Cresswell suffered a hamstring injury in the win over the Cherries and the defender is duly expected to miss out here.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka could get the nod at right-back, although Konstantinos Mavropanos looks likely to start alongside Max Kilman in place of Jean-Clair Todibo.

Edson Alvarez may be eased back into proceedings as he builds up his fitness following a hamstring injury.

"Edson has been out for three months so it's not easy for him," said the Irons boss.

"It was his first match in the lineup and he showed big energy. He's going to need time to adapt and recover his best fitness and he's going to do that step by step."

West Ham predicted XI: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Alvarez, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio

Injured: Cresswell

Time and date: 5.30pm BST on 31/08/2024

Venue: London Stadium

TV channel and live stream: Sky Sports

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