West Ham v Nottingham Forest predicted XI: Kudus to start amid transfer interest, 2 changes
West Ham face Nottingham Forest in the penultimate game of their Premier League campaign, as they look to finish as high up the table as possible.
The Hammers currently sit 15th in the league, but are comfortably above the bottom three, 18 points clear of already relegated Ipswich.
Graham Potter replaced Julen Lopetegui in January, but has failed to make a big difference to their fortunes as of yet.
The East London side have only won one of their last nine games in the Premier League, but will hope to build on their 2-0 victory over Manchester United last time out.
Potter to make two changes
Mohammed Kudus is set to move to Saudi this summer, but has been starting regularly for Potter’s side, due to a lack of other options up front.
The Ghanaian will be partnered by captain Jarrod Bowen, who will not leave West Ham, despite his good performances over the past few seasons.
It was announced during the week that Vladimir Coufal will leave West Ham at the end of the season, and the full-back could drop out of the starting lineup and be replaced by Emerson, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka moving across to the right-hand side.
Edson Alvarez is continuing his return from injury, and after getting half an hour against Man United, should come back into replace Guido Rodriguez.
Aaron Cresswell will also depart, but should join Max Kilman and Jean-Clair Todibo in the back three.
Summer of change for West Ham
Football Insider have been told that West Ham need to sell more players this summer, despite already confirming four out-of-contract players are to depart.
Along with Kudus, Tomas Soucek is another one who could be leaving East London, to help raise some money.
The Hammers have had a dismal campaign, and need a full reset over the break if they are going to improve their league position next season.
| Games | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
| 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
With Kudus likely to leave, it will hopefully bring in some extra funds that could help Potter complete a summer rebuild.
The forward has struggled this season, scoring only four goals in the league, compared to the eight he managed in the 2023/24 campaign.
However he’s still managed to show enough to attract the attention of clubs outside of east London.