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Hammers reward for embarrassingly scraping through to the next round of the FA Cup is a 5th round tie away to Southampton at St Mary's, with all the round' games being played during the week commencing February the 28th, although fixtures are subject to change as a result of broadcasting needs.

The draw for the 5th round of the FA Cup, or last sixteen if you want to ramp up the numerics, takes place today at around 11:45 am on ITV, just ahead of the Liverpool v Cardiff tie. Hammers are number 9 in the ball selection, the other main numbers to look out for are: Chelsea number 7, Everton number 8, Tottingham number 11, Liverpool number 12 and Man City number 15.

Paying attention to fitness issues is a permanent part of being a West Ham fan, let's face it you have to! Hammers fans are close to being medical experts such has been their exposure to players who are in constant need of treatment! However there is fitness to play, which should not be confused with fitness to wear the shirt, after Andriy Yarmolenko's horror show yesterday the club really should be looking at cancelling his contract.