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West Ham: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Scarles, Alvarez, Orford, Kante, Bowen (C), Taty, Pablo
Subs: Areola, Ward-Prowse, Diouf, Veltman, Earthy, Casey, Golambeckis, Mayers, Ajala

Portsmouth: Schmid, Poole, Shaughnessy, Bishop, Segecic, Le Roux, Shein, Swanson, Devlin, Adams, Brooke-Smith
Subs: Bielica, Knight, Matthews, Dia, Bailey, Swift, Kenny, Milovanovic, Waddingham

The Hammers were previously targeting Manor Solomon, but the deal with the Tottenham Forward has ground to a halt due to ‘financial difficulties’ - West Ham were happy to offer £5m for the forward but, in the end, couldn’t agree an additional fee with Spurs. Whilst all seems normal, the reality is that we were happy to pay more initially, but due to the backlash from a large portion of the fanbase, the club have opted against the deal from happening.

Last night, reports were made that the Hammers would be signing a free agent, and it was believed to be a defender - many came to the conclusion that the individual in question was a former Brighton player, yet that didn’t quite narrow it down.

Brighton have three former players available on a free: Adam Webster, Solly March and Joël Veltman. The Hammers have opted for the third name, the 34-year-old Dutchman who can play centrally and also on the right.