West Ham give debuts to several new signings as they prepare to face Blackburn in this afternoon's season opener at the Boleyn Ground.
Roy Carroll, Paul Konchesky, Danny Gabbidon and Yossi Benayoun all make their debuts against Mark Hughes' Blackburn today.Tomas Repka is a surprise late ommission from the squad.
West Ham starting XI: Carroll; Konchesky, Gabbidon, Ferdinand; Dailly, Etherington, Benayoun, Reo-Coker, Mullins; Sheringham, Harewood.
Substitutes: Hislop, Ward, Nobkle, Newton, Zamora.
Blackburn starting XI: Friedel; Matteo, Neill, Todd, Emerton; Savage, Pedersen, Reid, Mokoena; Kuqi, Bellamy.
Substitutes: Enckelman, Flitcroft, Tugay, Gresko, Dickov.
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