West Ham United will look to increase the gap between themselves and the Premier League's relegation zone when they face strugglers Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.

The Irons pulled away from the danger zone following a 2-0 win against Watford at the London Stadium last month, but they were brought back down to earth last weekend when they suffered a 4-1 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield.

The result left them just three points above the bottom three and 18th-placed Swansea City ahead of their trip to south Wales on Saturday, in what is shaping up to be a potentially huge six-pointer for both clubs in their battle for survival.

While they were comfortably beaten by Jurgen Klopp's men last time out, the Hammers may not find life any easier against the Swans despite their lowly position in the standings – Carlos Carvalhal's men have won six straight games on their own patch in all competitions, including the 2-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday in a FA Cup fifth round replay on Tuesday.

With that in mind, here is how West Ham must line up against Swansea on Saturday, ahead of Adrian in goal…

Defence

A three-man defence of James Collins, Angelo Ogbonna and Aaron Cresswell has become a regular occurrence on the pitch in recent weeks, but they – perhaps understandably – struggled against the fearsome Liverpool frontline last weekend and it is time for a change.

Moyes can revert to four at the back for the trip to Swansea by keeping Collins and Ogbonna in the centre, and playing Cresswell and Pablo Zabaleta as the full-backs.

That may be a good plan against a Swansea side that like to play with wingers and have plenty of pace on the flanks in the form of Wayne Routledge, Nathan Dyer and Jordan Ayew.

Midfield

Mark Noble has been playing alongside Cheikhou Kouyate in recent weeks with Pedro Obiang ruled out for the rest of the season, and there is no reason why the duo shouldn't continue as the pairing in a 4-2-3-1 system with Declan Rice their only real competition in that spot right now.

Neither particularly impressed in the 4-1 defeat against Liverpool – similarly to many of their teammates – and they will both be looking to put that right for the huge clash against Swansea this weekend.

Attack

Moyes found no way of getting Manuel Lanzini, Marko Arnautovic, Joao Mario and Javier Hernandez on the pitch from the start against Anfield, with the Mexican missing out despite scoring three goals in the club's previous four Premier League matches.

Lanzini was hooked after 58 minutes after struggling to make an impact against the Reds, but seeing as though he is arguably their best player, he must start in the middle behind the striker at the Liberty Stadium.

That leaves three spots up for grabs, and the undroppable Arnautovic has to start on the left with the in-form Hernandez up top, and Michael Antonio should also get the nod following his instant impact as a substitute against the Reds with a fine finish.

Joao Mario would therefore be the man to miss out, but Moyes needs to make big decisions now in order to get the results West Ham need to secure their Premier League status for another season.

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