Leicester City team news v West Ham as Ruud van Nistelrooy names first line-up

Wout Faes has been dropped for the first time this season as new manager Ruud van Nistelrooy makes four changes for his maiden Leicester City line-up.

Conor Coady and Jannik Vestergaard are the starting centre-back pairing in a defensive line of four, with Faes on the bench. The Belgian has started all of the previous Premier League games this season.

Victor Kristiansen replaces Luke Thomas in the defensive four, while Kasey McAteer and Bilal El Khannouss are also brought into the side. Jordan Ayew drops out, with Vestergaard coming in for Caleb Okoli, who is fit enough to make the bench.

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It looks to be a 4-2-3-1 formation for the new manager, with James Justin completing the defence, and with Wilfred Ndidi and Boubakary Soumare the two men in front of the back four. Oliver Skipp remains on the bench, with no Hamza Choudhury in the squad.

McAteer, El Khannouss and Facundo Buonanotte are the three men behind Jamie Vardy. McAteer will be on one of the wings, but it is unknown which of the other two will play wide, and who will operate as the number 10.

City (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Soumare; Buonanotte, El Khannouss, McAteer; Vardy. Subs: Ward, Faes, Okoli, Thomas, Skipp, De Cordova-Reid, Mavididi, Ayew, Daka.