Ghana international Andre Ayew has been handed a starting role by West Ham United in their English Premier League clash with Stoke City on Saturday afternoon.

Hammers boss Slaven Bilic gives the Ghana vice captain his second Premier League start of the season after starting the season opener against Chelsea and suffering injury.

The 26-year-old returned from a two-month thigh injury to play against Chelsea in the League Cup and came off the bench to play against Everton at the Goodison Park last weekend.

Ayew is expected to captain Ghana's Black Stars in their clash with Egypt's Pharaohs in Alexandria in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.