West Ham have become solid under Nuno Espirito Santo but lost a thriller 3-2 at home to Aston Villa last weekend, despite leading twice, and remain in the relegation zone. The Hammers have lost just two of their last seven games (drawing their last three in a row on the road) and will sit deep at City and aim to pick them off on the counter.

Wednesday’s reports confirm that Santiago Gimenez is set to have surgery on a recurring ankle issue in the coming days, which means that he is set for several weeks on the sidelines, which could in