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West Ham sit 1st of 24 in the Championship, top of the pile. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 21.2 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 58.4 across the wider group. Recent form reads WWWWD.
Year-on-year, the XI's form is down 11.9% on last season (Season 23.7 → 20.9), while squad talent has held (Rating 57.2 → 57.5). Of the 16 players with a season to compare, 2 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.
J. Bowen is the form pick (Season 58), while D. Mukasa carries the highest ceiling (Rating 75). In the market, the headline arrival is M. Kilman (€ 47.5M), and A. Engels is the most valuable asset at 29.5.
Average Season & Rating per unit.
Highest Season ratings in the squad.
| Nat. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. HermansenGoalkeeper | Denmark | 26 | 25.5 | — | — | 6±0% | 67±0% |
| 23 | A. AreolaGoalkeeper | France | 33 | 4.9 | — | — | 919.1% | 2636.6% |
| 49 | F. HerrickGoalkeeper | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | K. Walker-PetersFull-back | England | 29 | 9.9 | — | — | 18±0% | 47±0% |
| 3 | M. KilmanCentre-back | England | 29 | 10.1 | — | 1 | 15±0% | 47±0% |
| 5 | MoratoNewFull-back Loanfrom Nottingham Forest parent club Nottingham Forest · 1154 min, 0g | Brazil | 25 | 26.9 | — | — | 21±0% | 71±0% |
| 15 | K. MavropanosCentre-back | Greece | 28 | 12.5 | — | 3 | 34±0% | 60±0% |
| 18 | A. BoiroNewCentre-back Loanfrom Athletic Club parent club Athletic Club · 473 min, 0g | Senegal | 24 | 29 | — | — | 9±0% | 68±0% |
| 30 | O. ScarlesCentre-back | England | 20 | 25.1 | — | — | 12±0% | 72±0% |
| 58 | A. GolambeckisCentre-back | England | 18 | 21 | — | — | 1 | 61 |
| 63 | Ezra Mayers Defender | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | A. EngelsNewCentral midfielder earlier at Celtic · 555 min, 1g | Belgium | 23 | 29.5 | 2 | — | 24±0% | 521.8% |
| 10 | M. SolomonNewAttacking midfielder on loan at Fiorentina · 903 min, 2g | Israel | 27 | 24.2 | — | 2 | 122.6% | 6011% |
| 14 | D. MukasaNewAttacking midfielder Loanfrom Manchester City on loan at Manchester City · 243 min, 0g | England | 19 | 25.8 | — | 2 | 0100% | 7519.3% |
| 17 | M. KantéAttacking midfielder | France | 20 | 26.1 | — | 2 | 2±0% | 68±0% |
| 20 | J. BowenWinger | England | 29 | 12.1 | — | 4 | 58±0% | 64±0% |
| 21 | K. LamadridNewDefensive midfielder | Venezuela | 22 | 25 | — | — | 0 | 57 |
| 61 | L. OrfordCentral midfielder on loan at Stevenage · 90 min, 1g | England | 20 | 24.3 | — | — | 0 | 40±0% |
| 9 | J. PiroeNewCentre-forward Loanfrom Leeds parent club Leeds · 236 min, 1g | Netherlands | 27 | 23.6 | — | 3 | 0 | 52±0% |
| 11 | V. CastellanosCentre-forward | Argentina | 27 | 23.5 | — | 1 | 2922.5% | 642.7% |
| 19 | PabloCentre-forward | Portugal | 22 | 25.8 | — | — | 584.4% | 7316.2% |
| 35 | E. AustböNewWinger played FWD · MID | Norway | 21 | 20.3 | — | — | 1654.2% | 449.8% |
| 48 | J. Landers Attacker | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 66 | J. AjalaCentre-forward | England | 19 | 21.9 | — | — | 0 | 60 |
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