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West Ham predicted XI v Wolves

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West Ham United travel to Molineux to take on Wolves in a mid-table Premier League clash on Tuesday night, and Manuel Pellegrini is expected to make five changes to his starting XI.

The Hammers will be looking to bounce straight back after an embarrassing FA Cup fourth round defeat by AFC Wimbledon, with the League One club winning 4-2 over the weekend.

Their opponents almost suffered the same fate against a third-tier side but managed to fight back for a 2-2 draw against Shrewsbury to secure a replay.

In goal, Lukasz Fabianski is expected to replace Adrian.

Pablo Zabaleta is expected to come in at right-back, replacing Michail Antonio who is likely to move into an advanced position on the wing, with Grady Diangana dropping to the bench. Issa Diop, Angelo Ogbonna and Arthur Masuaku are expected to retain their places, with Aaron Cresswell an injury doubt.

Another change is expected in midfield with Declan Rice replacing Pedro Obiang, while captain Mark Noble is likely to line up alongside the youngster.

Record signing and speed demon Felipe Anderson is expected to come back into the side for Javier Hernandez, while Andy Carroll is expected to drop out for Marko Arnautovic, with Robert Snodgrass keeping his spot with Samir Nasri a slight injury worry.

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