This is the West Ham XI that can secure a European spot this season

Aaron Cresswell

Aaron Cresswell suffered a nasty knee injury in pre-season last summer, and that ruled him out of the first few months of the season, the months in which West Ham desperately struggled.

However, the 27-year-old returned with a bang with an assist in the 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on October 15, although was sent off not long after, and has since then been a regular feature in the side, starting 15 other Premier League matches.

Nonetheless, Cresswell, who received his first England cap last November against Spain at Wembley, hasn’t been in great form in recent weeks, and was hauled off at half-time in their 2-2 draw with West Brom on Saturday.

Clearly though, the former Ipswich man is very adept at both full-back and wing-back, so expect him to be a regular feature down the West Ham left for the remainder of the season and beyond.