THE ALREADY paper-thin striker resources at [West Ham](https://www.claretandhugh.info/prolific-young-striker-lands-deal-as-first-team-chance-edges-closer/) appear to have been torn in two ahead of Burnley’s visit, causing a selection headache for Nuno Espírito Santo just at the time that he’d like to field an unchanged side after the 3 – 1 victory last weekend.
Several outlets this morning are reporting that veteran striker (indeed, the only one available) **Callum Wilson** has a knock and is doubtful for today’s six pointer against the Clarets.
Which creates a dilemma for the Hammers boss, who has shown himself quite prepared to roll the dice and think outside the box for a solution.
If Wilson fails to recover, there are few options in this West Ham squad
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Whilst his ‘inverted full backs’ idea didn’t work when trialled against Leeds and Brentford, the swapping of Todibo and Kilman onto opposite sides met with success – so West Ham’s head coach has an interesting ‘frontman’ quandary today.
When Wilson came off after an hour last week he was replaced by Tomas Soucek doing his best Peter Crouch impression: It may not be pretty but it seems to work out just fine.
Soucek is not the best of touch nor the most mobile, however, and it’d be a brave choice. Since the only alternative, young striker Callum Marshall, played 70 minutes last night for the u21’s, he can be ruled out from being in the mix for a start today.
The alternatives are to play Bowen as a striker – but then who plays on the right – or just play the two frontmen.
Neither option is a particularly palatable (or likely popular) choice if Nuno wants to carry the game to Burnley. Starting on the front foot at London stadium is important if the Hammers are to keep the momentum from their first home win in nine months, so starting without three at the front would seem like handing an advantage straight to the opposition.