What is West Ham United's strongest XI for the 2021-22 season?

After recording a surprise top-six finish last season - and pushing for Champions League football for much of the campaign - optimism will be high amongst the West Ham United faithful ahead of this weekend's 2021-22 opener against Newcastle United.

Here, Sports Mole looks at David Moyes's strongest XI, providing everyone remains fit.

STRONGEST XI

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola, Lukasz Fabianski, Darren Randolph, David Martin

Defenders: Vladimir Coufal, Ryan Fredericks, Ben Johnson, Craig Dawson, Issa Diop, Angelo Ogbonna, Winston Reid, Frederik Alves, Aaron Cresswell, Arthur Masuaku

Midfielders: Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek, Mark Noble, Conor Coventry, Manuel Lanzini

Forwards: Pablo Fornals, Jarrod Bowen, Andriy Yarmolenko, Xande Silva, Michail Antonio, Said Benrahma

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