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Predicted West Ham side to play Southampton: Snodgrass to start

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Here is how we predict Southampton and West Ham United will line up this weekend:

To be played on Saturday 4th February 2017 at 15:00. Venue: St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton

Odds: Southampton 3/4, Draw 27/10, West Ham 15/4

West Ham United travel to St. Mary’s on Saturday for their latest Premier League clash.

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The Hammers are currently 11th in the table with 28 points from 23 matches, and while they suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City last time out, recent wins have seen them move away from the drop zone.

Southampton manager Claude Puel before the match

As for Southampton, they are one place and one point below West Ham as things stand so this match is vital for both clubs.

In early team news, West Ham are without Angelo Ogbonna, Arthur Masuaku, Andre Ayew, Havard Nordtveit and Diafra Sakho.

West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic

As for Southampton, they cannot call on Virgil van Dijk, Jeremy Pied, Matt Targett or Charlie Austin, while Jay Rodriguez and James Ward-Prowse are rated at 75 per cent to recover from an ankle injury and a knock respectively.

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With all that in mind here is how we expect Southampton and West Ham to line up on Saturday afternoon.

Southampton predicted lineup

  • Fraser Forster
  • Ryan Bertrand
  • Cédric Soares
  • Jack Stephens
  • Maya Yoshida
  • Jordy Clasie
  • Steven Davis
  • Oriol Romeu
  • Nathan Redmond
  • Dusan Tadic
  • Shane Long

West Ham predicted lineup

  • Darren Randolph
  • Sam Byram
  • Aaron Cresswell
  • José Fonte
  • Winston Reid
  • Michail Antonio
  • Manuel Lanzini
  • Mark Noble
  • Pedro Obiang
  • Robert Snodgrass
  • Andy Carroll