Fixture: West Ham United vs Middlesbrough
Competition: Premier League
Kick-off: 15:00 (UK time)
West Ham United have officially confirmed their starting eleven and substitutes to play host to newly promoted Middlesbrough at the London Stadium this afternoon.
The Hammers head into the game under big pressure after collecting just three points from their opening six Premier League games, as well as failing to reach the group stage of the Europa League, exiting at the playoff round to a Romanian side.
Slaven Bilic will be keen to turn the tide for West Ham by putting Middlesbrough to the sword on home turf. And the Croatian boss chooses to play without a recognised striker, with Michail Antonio and Dimitri Payet providing the main attacking threat, while Gokhan Tore is also handed a start. Mark Noble captains the side, while Winston Reid and Angelo Ogbonna team up at centre-back. Sam Byram is right-back.
Summer signing Simone Zaza is left on the bench, while Ashley Fletcher is another attacking option for Bilic. Manuel Lanzini is also on the bench, as is Sofiane Feghouli.
West Ham United Team vs Middlesbrough
Adrian, Byram, Collins, Reid, Ogbonna, Obiang, Noble (c), Kouyate, Tore, Payet, Antonio
Substitutes: Randolph, Arbeloa, Feghouli, Lanzini, Zaza, Fletcher, Fernandes
