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West Ham: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Mavropanos, Morato, Engels, Kante, Mukasa, Bowen (C), Solomon, Taty
Subs: Areola, Soucek, Austbø, Orford, Piroe, Pablo, Scarles, Golambeckis, Mayers

Southampton: Peretz, Bree, Stephens (C), Schlotterbeck, Manning, Ward-Prowse, Jander, Matsuki, Azaz, Scienza, Dobbin
Subs: Long, Wood, Abbott, Roerslev, Wellington, Bragg, Fellows, Edozie, Mubama

West Ham United return to Football to face the Saints in another crucial October outing, one that could see the Hammers return to the top of the table. Nuno Santos side coming into this game sat in second place on 22 points, while Swansea still retain their lead on 23 despite losing out last weekend.

Southampton fans last weekend were disappointed with a goalless draw Bolton and hoping to break the 20-point mark this weekend, however, they will have to triumph over a fully fit Hammers side if they want to do so.

West Ham United over the summer brought back academy prospect Divine Mukasa on loan from Manchester City and so far he has had an impressive stint since returning in a Claret and Blue shirt to which many are suggesting that the Hammers need to buy the midfielder for next season, especially if promotion to the Premier League is achieved.

The Mukasa deal when it occurred happened in a matter of hours and a deal was incredibly simple to conclude as West Ham did NOT include a buy option of any sort, meaning it was a straight loan for a year… but that doesn’t paint the full picture.