Let’s be honest — Monday night was a shambles. Nuno Espírito Santo’s team selection against Brentford was nothing short of chaotic, and the result reflected it. Players were shoehorned into strange positions, the shape was all over the place, and it looked like half the team didn’t know their roles. If West Ham are going to drag themselves out of the relegation zone, the Portugeezer coach needs to learn from that disaster — and fast.

The trip to Elland Road on Friday night isn’t exactly the ideal fixture to steady the ship, but let’s be honest, almost every game seems daunting at the moment. Leeds are no pushovers under Daniel Farke and, even though they’ve struggled in recent weeks, their pace, size and energy could cause havoc for a slow and disjointed Hammers side.

Nuno will have to reshuffle his defence

West Ham’s record at Elland Road is decent enough— unbeaten there since 2005 — but current form counts for far more than history right now.

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