West Hamvs.Leicester

Graham Potter has revealed that both Lucas Paqueta (ankle) and Vladimir Coufal (hamstring) are "progressing" in their recovery from injury, but they remain on the sidelines along with Michail Antonio (leg), Crysencio Summerville and Niclas Fullkrug (both hamstring).

West Ham secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Arsenal last weekend, with Potter switching to a 5-3-2 formation. The Hammers boss will be tempted to stick with the same set-up, but he may revert to a four-man defence against a struggling Leicester outfit.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka is set to continue on the right side of defence after starring against Arsenal, while Emerson Palmieri will be pushing to return at left-back at the expense of Oliver Scarles, who was handed his first PL start last weekend.

Aaron Cresswell could make way if Potter does decide to revert to a back four, with Max Kilman and either Jean-Clair Todibo or Konstantinos Mavropanos starting in central defence, as goalkeeper Alphonse Areola retains his spot between the sticks.

Tomas Soucek, Edson Alvarez and James Ward-Prowse all started in midfield last weekend, but one of those could make way if Carlos Soler is recalled to operate centrally or on the left flank.

Jarrod Bowen, who scored the match-winner against Arsenal, and Mohamed Kudus are both set to continue in attack and they could be joined by January loan signing Evan Ferguson, who is pushing to start his first PL game since joining the Hammers.

West Ham United possible starting lineup: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Soucek, Ward-Prowse; Bowen, Kudus, Soler; Ferguson

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Oliver Thomas