Moyes and Benitez clashed 14 occasions as Everton and Liverpool managers and their newest showdown may very well be a cracker.
A visit to in-form Everton marks the beginning of a busy run of seven video games in 22 days for West Ham, who have to reignite their season after only one win in 5 Premier League matches earlier than the worldwide break.
The Hammers misplaced to a last-gasp Brentford objective of their final recreation and Moyes, again on the membership the place he spent 11 years, will probably be in search of a response from his staff.
Everton are flying below Benitez and know a win will take them into the highest 4.
With kick-off at 2pm BST, comply with all of the motion with Simon Collings at Goodison Park and Giuseppe Muro…
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Moyes on the job Rafa Benitez has achieved at Everton: “It’s excellent. It’s an excellent membership, Everton, and so they’ve massive expectations and massive custom right here.
“I feel it’s perhaps a shock whenever you come from Liverpool as supervisor to Everton, however total it’s important to say he’s began the season very well.
“I’ve been right here within the different dugout a number of occasions, so I’ve seen a number of managers right here since I’ve left. It might be a bit weirder seeing Rafa there, however I feel most individuals would say that. He’s began the season properly.”
David Moyes has been chatting with Sky Sports activities pitch facet and he has given an replace on the health of Vladimir Coufal.
Moyes mentioned: “He’s simply had an harm which he picked up within the Cup recreation in opposition to Manchester United, and he’s by no means actually been proper since then. He performed in opposition to Leeds after it, however is simply not fairly proper.”
Moyes: West Ham the best staff I’ve managed
Talking forward of the sport, David Moyes has mentioned his West Ham facet is one of the best staff he has ever managed.
”That is nearly as good as I’ve had,” mentioned the Scot. “That is proper up there.
“By the point I reached yr 10 at Everton, I had actual high quality gamers, worldwide gamers, and a steadiness with a staff who understood me. However in yr two at Everton, I did not have the identical high quality of participant as I’ve now at West Ham.
“I feel the soccer we’re taking part in for the time being is correct up there. Sure, there have been one or two blips, however we have performed some actually good soccer, we glance thrilling.”
So nonetheless no Dominic Calvert-Lewin or Richarlison for Everton. Two massive absentees for the Toffees.
West Ham followers have travelled to Merseyside of their numbers…
West Ham captain Mark Noble, together with Alex Kral and Ryan Fredericks, is absent via harm.
For Everton, Alex Iwobi is again within the staff having missed the journey to Manchester United earlier than the worldwide break and he replaces Anthony Gordon.
Yerry Mina has to accept a spot on the bench, having solely returned from worldwide responsibility with Colombia on Friday. He’s changed by Seamus Coleman, so Ben Godfrey strikes to centre-back.
Vladimir Coufal has failed a late health check so Ben Johnson begins at right-back for West Ham.
That’s the solely change from the Hammers staff that misplaced 2-1 in opposition to Brentford earlier than the worldwide break.
Michail Antonio pulled out of the Jamaica squad for the current worldwide fixtures, citing logistical points as his motive, which means he was spared a long-distance journey and needs to be recent. He leads the road for West Ham.
Kurt Zouma, who loved a profitable mortgage spell at Everton a few seasons in the past, begins in defence. Former Everton midfielder Nikola Vlasic is called on the bench.