Nuno Espírito Santo has made four changes to his West Ham starting XI against Wolves, with Pablo returning from injury and Valentín Castellanos dropping to the bench at London Stadium.
Konstantinos Mavropanos also returns to the side after missing Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Watford, while Ollie Scarles and Joël Piroe are recalled.
West Ham are still searching for their first Championship victory of the season after taking only two points from their opening three league matches. Wolves arrive in east London with seven points and unbeaten in their opening three.
Nuno makes four West Ham changes against Wolves
Mads Hermansen retains his place in goal.
Kyle Walker-Peters and Max Kilman continue in defence, but there are changes alongside them. Mavropanos returns after missing the Watford draw, while Scarles replaces Joël Veltman.
Airidas Golambeckis drops to the bench despite making his full Championship debut at Watford.
Arne Engels keeps his place, while Divine Mukasa is handed another start after featuring from the opening whistle at Vicarage Road.
The attacking selection is particularly bold.
Jarrod Bowen and Manor Solomon both start, while Piroe returns to the XI and Pablo makes his comeback following the calf injury he sustained during the opening-day draw at Burnley.
The Brazilian missed the defeat to Charlton and remained unavailable for the Carabao Cup victory at Southampton before returning to contention this week. Read West Ham previously reported the latest on Pablo’s recovery.
It means Castellanos drops out despite scoring West Ham’s equaliser against Watford.
Mohamadou Kanté is the other player to lose his starting place, with Nuno opting for a significantly more attacking selection as West Ham chase a badly needed first league victory.
West Ham XI vs Wolves
Hermansen; Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Scarles; Engels, Mukasa, Bowen, Solomon, Pablo, Piroe.
West Ham substitutes
Herrick, Taty Castellanos, Kanté, Lamadrid, Veltman, Austbø, Golambeckis, Mayers, Ajala.
The inclusion of summer signing Edvin Austbø on the bench is also notable, with the youngster available to Nuno as West Ham look to change the direction of their Championship start.
Kick-off at London Stadium is 7.45pm BST, with the match available live in the UK on Sky Sports+.
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