When West Ham face Wolves at 5:30pm on Saturday, it will have been over 100 days since their last Premier League match.
Following the confirmation of ‘Project Restart’, fans of West Ham have been well aware that they are heading straight back into a relegation battle.
The Hammers sit in 16th place as the table stands, just out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
West Ham’s form wasn’t great before the season was halted, with just two Premier League wins in 2020. However, this is a restart for everybody and ‘current’ form doesn’t carry the meaning it usually would.
Facing a Wolves team who will still believe they can fight for the last Champions League spot is a tough first game back, but West Ham do have the home advantage (albeit without the fans) and understand how crucial three points will be.
Here’s the starting XI we believe David Moyes will go for in the game:
