Fixture: West Ham vs Sunderland
Competition: Premier League
Kick-off: 12:45 (UK time)
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has named the starting eleven and substitutes for his side’s home game against Sunderland later this afternoon.
After a convincing FA Cup win over Championship side Blackburn last weekend, Bilic has decided against making too many changes to his starting eleven. Adrian has returned in goal to replace Darren Randolph, with new signing Sam Byram also returning to his familiar right back position.
| Season | Position |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 14th |
| 2023–24 | 9th |
| 2022–23 | 14th |
| 2021–22 | 7th |
| 2020–21 | 6th |
| Season | Position |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 16th |
| 2023–24 | 14th |
| 2022–23 | 13th |
| 2021–22 | 10th |
| 2020–21 | 13th |
Cheikhou Kouyate, who got his red card against Blackburn, overturned earlier this week, will partner Mark Noble in the middle of the park, with Michail Antonio, Dimitri Payet, Manuel Lanzini and Emmanuel Emenike forming the attacking quartet. Alex Song, Pedro Obiang, Andy Carroll and Victor Moses are the options Bilic has on the bench.
West Ham will be looking to keep the pressure on teams such as Manchester United and Southampton above them in the table, with a home win over the Black Cats today.
West Ham Team vs Sunderland
Adrian, Byram, Collins, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble (c), Kouyate, Antonio, Payet, Lanzini, Emenike
Substitutes: Randolph, Henry, Oxford, Song, Obiang, Moses, Carroll
| Season | Position |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 9th (Championship) |
| 2023–24 | 5th (Championship — lost in play‑off semi‑finals) |
| 2022–23 | 9th (Championship) |
| 2021–22 | 10th (Championship) |
| 2020–21 | 19th (Premier League) |
| Season | Position |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 16th |
| 2023–24 | 14th |
| 2022–23 | 13th |
| 2021–22 | 10th |
| 2020–21 | 13th |
