West Ham manager David Moyes may have to get creative in order to suitably resolve a striker crisis for the clash with Sevilla.
The Hammers are likely to be without both Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio for the crucial Europa League second leg meeting at the London Stadium.
Whilst there is a possibility that the talismanic 31-year-old Jamaican frontman could be involved, a role from the start seems unrealistic.
Ahead of #WHUSEV, let's take a look back at our #UEL journey so far! ⏮@Michailantonio kicked things off for us in Croatia with this opportunistic goal, as we beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0. pic.twitter.com/5FEBIiaBK6
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Instead, Moyes could turn to Andriy Yarmolenko to lead the line after the Ukrainian made a goalscoring return against Aston Villa.
However, whilst the experienced ace brings a certain level of quality to proceedings, fluidity and dynamism aren’t strong points.
For that Moyes may have to tweak the system somewhat…
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Predicted XI: Alphonse Areola; Ben Johnson, Craig Dawson, Kurt Zouma, Aaron Cresswell; Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek; Pablo Fornals, Said Benrahma, Manuel Lanizni; Nikola Vlasic.
Predicted Subs: Lukasz Fabianski, Michail Antonio, Arthur Masuaku, Daniel Chesters, Alex Kral, Mark Noble, Andriy Yarmolenko, Issa Diop, Armstorng Okoflex.
Despite not yet being utilised as a centre-forward for the Irons, Vlasic has scored three times and provided four assists as a striker for Hadjuk Split and CSKA Moscow previously.
Whilst his career in east London hasn’t quite sparked into life just yet, adding the £24.3million valued Croatian’s energy and skill to the ranks will add a new threat to Moyes’ side and this could well be the night it all comes together.
