West Ham already knew they would be without Mohammed Kudus tonight, with the Ghanaian already on his way to join up with his Ghana team-mates – but Lucas Paqueta’s absence from the squad will be a real blow.
In come Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma for the duo – two players who have both served the Hammers well down the years. But there’s no denying what a drop off in attacking quality that will be for David Moyes.
Further back, Vladimir Coufal is another absentee with Ben Johnson drafted in for him at right-back.
Brighton team news
Team to play West Ham: Steele; Hinshelwood, Van Hecke, Webster, Estupinan; Buonanotte, Gross, Gilmour, Milner; Welbeck, Pedro.
Subs: Verbruggen, Dahoud, Lallana, Moder, Baleba, Ferguson, Samuels, Baker-Boaitey, Kavanagh.
West Ham team news
Team to play Brighton: Areola, Johnson, Mavropranos, Ogbonna, Emerson, Alvarez, Soucek, Fornals, Ward-Prowse, Benrahma, Bowen.
Subs: Fabianski, Casey, Cornet, Coventry, Cresswell, Ings, Mubama, Laing, Oxford.