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Three more matches follow on from the midday kick-off at Goodison Park.

Nottingham Forest, who have to win to keep alive their slim chances of UEFA Champions League qualification, make just one change from the side that drew with Leicester City last week.

Centre-back Morato drops down to the bench, with the fit-again Murillo recalled.

Callum Hudson-Odoi is also back from injury as a substitute.

Opponents West Ham United are unchanged.

In west London, Thomas Frank has also named an unchanged side from last weekend’s win at Ipswich Town.

Fulham boss Marco Silva has made three changes to his line-up, however.

Antonee Robinson, Sasa Lukic and Adama Traore come into the side as Ryan Sessegnon, Andreas Pereira and Harry Wilson make way.

At the King Power Stadium, Ruud van Nistelrooy has made one alteration from the side that earned a late draw at Nottingham Forest, as Boubakary Soumare gets the nod over Oliver Skipp in the engine room.

Jamie Vardy also starts, making his 500th and final appearance for the club.  

As for Ipswich, Leif Davis, Jens Cajuste, Jack Clarke and George Hirst replace Cameron Burgess, Jack Taylor, Conor Chaplin and Liam Delap.

LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Areola, Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell, Coufal, Ward-Prowse, Rodriguez, Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Bowen, Kudus

Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Paqueta, Fullkrug, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Alvarez, Emerson, Ferguson

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Wood

Subs: Miguel, Morato, Hudson-Odoi, Toffolo, Jota, Yates, Sosa, Danilo, Abbott


Brentford XI: Flekken, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Yarmoliuk, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade, Wissa

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Thiago, Mee, Ajer, Konak, Nunes

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Lukic, Berge, Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Jimenez

Subs: Benda, Cuenca, Cairney, Pereira, King, Wilson, Willian, Sessegnon, Vinicius


Leicester City XI: Stolarczyk, Justin, Coady, Faes, Thomas, Ndidi, Soumare, McAteer, Ayew, El Khannouss, Vardy

Subs: Iversen, Pereira, Okoli, Kristiansen, Skipp, Buonanotte, Monga, Evans, Daka

Ipswich Town XI: Palmer, Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis, Morsy, Cajuste, Hutchinson, Enciso, J Clarke, Hirst

Subs: Walton, Godfrey, Woolfenden, Luongo, Taylor, Johnson, Chaplin, Broadhead, Delap

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  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Let’s go Boomo

    1. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I have Mbeumo(c), Wissa and Schade in this game. Hoping for an absolute goalfest

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Boomo & Wissa here 🙂

      2. Vazza
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Same

  2. Vazza
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Soucek clise

    1. Vazza
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Close

  3. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Areola super save

  4. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Ah leave it Areola -_-

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Well, he made up for that

  5. Vazza
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Coufal close

  6. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Need a Bowen mega haul. I appreciate his steady returns but it's rarely more than one a game

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nicely set-up for a Bowen hattie now.

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I've just seen your breakdown below. It's surely a guarantee now.

  7. Vazza
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wood close

  8. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Off to bed, enjoy Vardy Gra!

  9. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mgw goal. Areola assist

  10. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Lmao Areola

  11. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    MGW !!!

  12. Merlin the Wraith
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Flappy a shoe-in for 38

  13. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Areola gift

  14. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Get in MGW!

  15. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Bowen's first ever hattie? 26 Feb 2024
    Date today? 18 May 2025

    26-18 = 8.

    Bowen's age (28) - his shirt number (20) = 8.

    Written in the stars.

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      A beautiful mind

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Not far fetched at all...

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Bowen isn’t getting anything here I’m afraid

  16. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Bowen down

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Hit the woodwork, physically

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Did he do it 28 times?

    2. tbos83
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Love the juxtaposition of this and the previous comment

  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Bowen cracked head on post after barge from Murilo

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Coming back on

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Bowen dont look right, I think that blow to his head will see him off at halftime. He is looking really poor at the moment. West Ham rubbish without him.

  19. el polako
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    That’s what you get for playing Areola over the always solid FabiaƄski.

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Every keeper is “always solid” if you choose to ignore their errors leading to goal and pens committed

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Ok.

          1. el polako
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 1 month ago

            Ok.

  20. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Flash score predicted lineups thing keeps getting me. Thought Sessegnon was starting when I checked.

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    MGW rinsing the defence

  22. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Elanga v MGW has been a nightmare for me

  23. Vazza
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Bowen is really struggling

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Should teach him not to run into inanimate objects.

  24. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Forest scoring first is terrible for bowen owners

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He was always blanking here

      1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Not always
        More likely now

      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        As was Wood

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Wood looking like he will score soon. Always gets one against WHU.

  25. Effe
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I want Bowen and Wood to score here

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Don't hold your breath

  26. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Oh my days how has Wood missed both those chances...........West Ham all over the place

  27. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Come on Vardy

  28. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    The ref really wants Forrest to win doesn’t be

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      We all do

  29. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wissa with a great clearance for Fulham defence

  30. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Jimenez G

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Traore A