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When West Ham United went 3-0 down at home to hated rivals Tottenham at the London Stadium, large parts of the crowd in the 'home' end were chanting "you're getting sacked in the morning", and they weren't referring to the away manager! Two goals and a stirring fight back later on changed things, but fundamentally the malaise that is West Ham at the moment goes a lot deeper.

West Ham. Hart.Fonte.. Reid. Ogbonna. Zabaleta. Kayoute. Noble. Cresswell. Antonio. Hernandez. Arnautovitc. Subs . Carroll. Adrian. Sakho. Ayew. Byram. Masuaku. Rice

West Ham manager Slaven Billic is well versed in mind games, his experience as Croatia's manager saw him pull off some remarkable victories over 'superior' teams, so it is to be hoped that his comments ahead of Saturday's 'high noon' kick off at the London Stadium about Tottenham being "the most attractive team to watch" were made with a bit of reverse psychology intended.

To some West Ham fans suggesting 'one of aar arnne' Marky Noble should not start against despised london rivals Tottenham is little short of heresy, but others see his lack of mobility as a liability, no one can doubt the Hammers captain has claret and blue running through his veins and that his heart and soul is fully in every step of every match he plays in. Slaven Billic has a similar affinity with Mark Noble to that of Sam Allardyce and his captain Kevin Nolan, both ignored the fact that their 'special one's' legs had gone!

West Ham : Adrian; Ogbonna, Masuaku; Byram, Noble, Rice, Kouyate Haksabanovic, Sakho, Ayew. Subs: Hart, Fonte, Chicarito, Cresswell, Quina, Holland, Antonio
Bolton: Howard, Robinson, Beevers, Dervite, Taylor, Noone, Wilbraham, Morais, Le Fondre, King Subs: Madine, Armstrong, Wheater, Brockbank, Earing, Turner, White

Tottenham Hotspur followed in West Ham United's footsteps by moving out of their home ground into one of England’s landmark stadiums. Though whilst the Hammers deal with the London Stadium lasts 100 years, Spurs’ move to Wembley Stadium is only temporary whilst White Hart Lane gets its £750 million redevelopment.

West Brom: Foster, Gibbs, Evans, Dawson, Hegazi, Krychowiak, Barry, Brunt, Phillips, Morrison, Rodriguez, Subs: Myhill, Nyom, Robson-Kanu, Yacob, Rondon, McClean, McAuley.
West Ham: Hart, Reid, Cresswell, Fonte, Collins, Zabaleta, Kouyate, Antonio, Obiang, Hernandez, Carroll. Subs: Adrian, Arnautovic, Sakho, Ayew, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Rice.

Slaven Billic will have a relatively pleasant problem to deal with ahead of West Ham United's visit to the Hawthorns this Saturday, the Hammers injury list that has been incredibly lengthy since what seems like the beginning of time is finally becoming manageable, currently only Manuel Lanzini, Edmilison Fernandez and Mark Noble are definitely ruled out of the squad to face Tony Pullis's West Bromwich Albion.

West Ham United Captain Mark Noble's exclusion from the squad to play the crucial tie against Huddersfield raised more than a few eyebrows, ostensibly it was due to a minor injury, what? This is a man who played last season's big match against Tottenham with a significant hernia, leading some to question the exact details of the 'minor' injury!

West Ham United will pick from : Hart, Zabaleta, Fonte, Reid, Collins, Cresswell,Kouyate , Obiang, Antonio,Hernandez,Carroll.
Subs:Adrian, Sakho, Masuaku,Rice,Ogbonna,Ayew,Byram.