OPINION
West Ham United travel to Molineux for a Premier League clash against Wolves on Tuesday night, and Manuel Pellegrini must make five changes to his starting XI.
The Hammers suffered an embarrassing FA Cup exit at the hands of AFC Wimbledon over the weekend, with the bottom side in League One inflicting a 4-2 defeat at Kingsmeadow.
Opponents Wolves almost suffered the same fate against another League One side Shrewsbury, but managed to fight back to secure a replay in a thrilling 2-2 draw.
Pellegrini made a few changes to face Wimbledon but must now revert to the strongest team possible to face Wolves, who are just a point ahead of them in the table.
In goal, Lukasz Fabianski must replace Adrian.
In defence, Ryan Fredericks must come in for Michail Antonio while Aaron Cresswell must replace Arthur Masuaku, with both Issa Diop and Angelo Ogbonna keeping their places.
Declan Rice must return to the side in midfield in place of Pedro Obiang, with captain Mark Noble retaining his place alongside the youngster, who is quickly proving himself to be the Hammers’ most-important player.
Grady Diangana and Robert Snodgrass must both keep their places as well, while star attacking duo Samir Nasri and Marko Arnautovic return in place of Javier Hernandez and Andy Carroll.
This is a West Ham side which has more than enough to recover from their embarrassment in Wimbledon and climb above Wolves with a big win on Tuesday.
