Perhaps a cup run would take our minds off what has been a pretty dismal to the start of the new Premier League season.
You don’t need us to remind you that the Hammers have won just one of their opening five Premier League games, losing the other four in the process and sit in the bottom three.
While injuries have played their part, a lack of defensive cohesion and concentration is to blame for some of the sloppy goals West Ham are shipping in.
Tomorrow, they welcome a buoyant Accrington Stanley to the London Stadium. This is the first official meeting between the two sides in a competitive game.
Stanley knocked off Burnley in the last round, the first time they’ve beaten a top flight opposition in their history, to make it to the third round of the EFL Cup – the furthest they’ve ever progressed in the competition.
Slaven Bilic has confirmed there will be changes made to the team for this one, so we’ve had a go at predicting the starting XI and bench that will take on the League 2 side tomorrow.
