West Ham manager David Moyes was unsurprisingly upbeat during his pre-match press conference ahead of the Premier League clash with Aston Villa.
The Hammers make the trip to Villa Park on Sunday afternoon and could further cement a place in the top-four if results go their way.
Having rotated the side in midweek against Manchester City, Moyes confirmed the travelling squad would be replenished by returning stars.
In the main, we’re getting better. Vlad Coufal got some minutes. Ryan Fredericks is making progress. Alex Kral has returned after isolating, he’s in a better place now, so we’re in a good place. Like everyone we’ve got some knocks and niggles and things behind the scenes, but hopefully, we’ll be fine.
West Ham are unbeaten in four games across all competitions and will be hopeful of at least maintaining that record in the Midlands.
The Irons did the double over the Villans last season, beating Dean Smith’s side 2-1 at the London Stadium before a Jesse Lingard brace saw Moyes’s men run out 3-1 winners in February.
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Whilst the inclusion of Vladimir Coufal over Ben Jonson would be slightly unfair on the 21-year-old, Moyes has to pick the best side available to him.
Despite the contrasting form, Villa presents a worthy threat and the Hammers will have to be at their best to take all three points.
It could be argued the strength in depth in east London is the strongest its been in many years, underlined by the form without Coufal and Alex Kral recently.
