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West Ham sit 2nd of 24 in the Championship, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 20.9 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 56.9 across the wider group. Recent form reads WWDDW.
Year-on-year, the XI's form is down 15% on last season (Season 23.9 → 20.3), while squad talent has held (Rating 56.9 → 57.5). Of the 19 players with a season to compare, 7 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.
J. Bowen is the form pick (Season 44), 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 31.2.
Average Season & Rating per unit.
| Nat. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. HermansenGoalkeeper | Denmark | 26 | 27 | — | — | 14157.1% | 67±0% |
| 23 | A. AreolaGoalkeeper | France | 33 | 4.8 | — | — | 1320.9% | 2636.6% |
| 49 | F. HerrickGoalkeeper | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | K. Walker-PetersFull-back | England | 29 | 10 | — | — | 1419.4% | 47±0% |
| 3 | M. KilmanCentre-back | England | 29 | 10.6 | — | 1 | 1713.4% | 47±0% |
| 5 | MoratoNewFull-back Loanfrom Nottingham Forest parent club Nottingham Forest · 1154 min, 0g | Brazil | 25 | 27.9 | — | — | 669.5% | 71±0% |
| 15 | K. MavropanosCentre-back | Greece | 28 | 13.4 | — | 5 | 2040.5% | 60±0% |
| 18 | A. BoiroNewCentre-back Loanfrom Athletic Club parent club Athletic Club · 473 min, 0g | Senegal | 24 | 28.7 | — | — | 9±0% | 68±0% |
| 30 | O. ScarlesCentre-back | England | 20 | 25.2 | — | — | 919.7% | 72±0% |
| 34 | J. VeltmanNewFull-back earlier at Brighton · 167 min, 0g | Netherlands | 34 | 3.3 | — | — | 1049.2% | 2324.1% |
| 58 | A. GolambeckisCentre-back | England | 18 | 21 | — | — | 1 | 61 |
| 63 | Ezra MayersCentre-back | — | 19 | 21 | — | — | 0 | 61 |
| 7 | A. EngelsNewCentral midfielder earlier at Celtic · 555 min, 1g | Belgium | 23 | 31.2 | 2 | — | 228.3% | 521.8% |
| 10 | M. SolomonNewAttacking midfielder on loan at Fiorentina · 903 min, 2g | Israel | 27 | 25.5 | — | 2 | 2072.6% | 6011% |
| 14 | D. MukasaNewAttacking midfielder Loanfrom Manchester City on loan at Manchester City · 243 min, 0g | England | 19 | 26.5 | — | 3 | 2063.9% | 7519.3% |
| 17 | M. Kanté★Attacking midfielder | France | 21 | 29.2 | — | 3 | 16966.7% | 681% |
| 20 | J. BowenWinger | England | 29 | 18.9 | — | 6 | 4425% | 64±0% |
| 21 | K. LamadridNewDefensive midfielder | Venezuela | 22 | 25 | — | — | 0 | 57 |
| 27 | S. MagassaDefensive midfielder | France | 23 | 30.2 | — | — | 2838.4% | 722.8% |
| 28 | T. SoučekAttacking midfielder | Czechia | 31 | 5.1 | — | 2 | 783.6% | 42±0% |
| 61 | L. OrfordCentral midfielder on loan at Stevenage · 90 min, 1g | England | 20 | 24.1 | — | — | 3 | 40±0% |
| 9 | J. PiroeNewCentre-forward Loanfrom Leeds parent club Leeds · 236 min, 1g | Netherlands | 27 | 24.4 | — | 3 | 19 | 52±0% |
| 11 | V. CastellanosCentre-forward | Argentina | 28 | 12.7 | — | 1 | 1536.7% | 6415% |
| 19 | PabloWinger | Portugal | 22 | 28.9 | — | 1 | 1068.6% | 7316.2% |
| 35 | E. AustböNewWinger played FWD · MID | Norway | 21 | 18 | — | — | 1654.2% | 449.8% |
| 48 | J. Landers Attacker | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 66 | J. AjalaCentre-forward | England | 19 | 21.8 | — | — | 0 | 59 |
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