STAR MAN: MARK NOBLE
Nobes is vital to the Hammers – West Ham won 57% of their games last season when he was in the side, but won only 20% of games when Noble wasn’t in the team
SUPER SKIPPER: KEVIN NOLAN
West Ham’s captain first played in the Premier League 11 years ago – his experience is vital and he has formed a great partnership with Noble in the middle of the park
SUMMER TRANSFERS
IN: James Collins (Aston Villa, £2.5m), Modibo Maiga (Sochaux, £5m), Stephen Henderson (Portsmouth, £600,000), George McCartney (Sunderland, free), Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton, free), Mohamed Diame (Wigan, free), Raphael Spiegel (Grasshoppers, £200,000)
OUT: Robert Green (QPR, free), Julien Faubert (Elazigspor, free), Frank Nouble (Wolves, free), Freddie Sears (Colchester, free), Abdoulaye Faye (Hull, free), John Carew (released), Papa Bouba Diop (released), Ravel Morrison (Birmingham, loan)
STRONGEST LINEUP
[GK] JAASKELAINEN
[RB] DEMEL
[CB] COLLINS
[CB] TOMKINS
[LB] MCCARTNEY
[RM] COLLISON
[CM] NOBLE
[CM] NOLAN
[LM] TAYLOR
[CF] VAZ TE
[CF] MAIGA
4-4-2
Style: Physical side who'll use the width of the pitch
TOP 3 TWITTER STARS
1 CARLTON COLE - 48,887 followers
2 WINSTON REID - 13,835 followers
3 RICARDO VAZ TE - 3,541 followers
RATINGS
DEFENCE: 5
MIDFIELD: 7
ATTACK: 6
OVERALL: 6