Lopetegui axes Hammers star after mistake – Predicted West Ham United XI vs Brighton | OneFootball

West Ham United host Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League at the London Stadium today.

The Hammers have picked up four points from their previous two matches against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bournemouth, and they will aim to build on that with a victory against the Seagulls.

With Brighton on a four-game winless run, West Ham have a perfect opportunity to seal maximum points from the home encounter.

Predicted West Ham XI vs Brighton

Lukasz Fabianski pulled off some stunning saves last Monday against Bournemouth. He will continue to in goal, with Alphonse Areola once again starting from the bench.

Konstantinos Mavropanos had a poor outing last time, as he gave away a free-kick from which the Cherries scored.

Jean-Clair Todibo is expected to replace Mavropanos, joining Max Kilman in the heart of defence.

Vladimir Coufal performed impressively on Monday and he deserves another start at right-back, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka playing on the opposite flank.

Tomas Soucek and Edson Alvarez should keep their first-team berths in midfield, although the latter was unconvincing against Bournemouth.

Carlos Soler will be suspended for Saturday’s home fixture after he picked up his fifth yellow card of the season. Lopetegui will bring in Lucas Paqueta for the attacking midfield role.

Niclas Fullkrug featured as a substitute in the previous match, but we are expecting him to be part of the starting line-up against the Seagulls this weekend.

Predicted West Ham XI vs Brighton

Fabianski; Coufal, Todibo, Kilman, Wan-Bissaka; Soucek, Alvarez; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus; Fullkrug.