Why is Declan Rice NOT playing for West Ham against Man City?

WEST Ham are travelling to a Premier League champions Man City tonight.

Though the Hammers are without their captain and talisman, Declan Rice for the clash at City.

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City can go back to the top of the league with a win.

And will still have a game in hand of title challengers Arsenal too.

While West Ham could go above Wolves into 14th place with a victory.

Why is Declan Rice not playing for West Ham?

Declan Rice is not playing for West Ham tonight because of illness.

Manager David Moyes has said that a bug swept through the Hammers camp over the past 24 hours.

Moyes said before kick-off: “Three of them took ill overnight.”

Rice joins Tomas Soucek and Nayef Aguerd on the absentee list because of illness.

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Emerson; Downes, Paquetá, Fornals, Bowen, Antonio.