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West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Mavropanos, Aguerd, Emerson, Alvarez, Ward-Prowse, Kudus, Soucek, Bowen, Paqueta. Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Fornals, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna, Benrahma, Kehrer, Mubama.
Palace: Johnstone, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Lerma, Olise, Ayew, Richards, Edouard. Subs: Matthews, Whitworth, Tomkins, Oliviera, Mateta, Clyne, Ebiowei, Ahamada, Riedewald.

With a combined age in excess of 135 years to say David Moyes and Roy Hodgson were experienced would be an extreme understatement! Roy Hodgson is often mocked for not being able to pronoince his 'R's and has been nicknamed 'Woy' Hodgson, but it should be remembered that 'Woy' can drop his 'R's' in FIVE different languages, Swedish, Italian, English, French and German.

Rumours circulating in some European media outlets suggesting Hammers are in the middle of a Covid outbreak are way off the mark. We have had it confirmed to us that there are definitely NO cases of Covid at the club, but that the club is ever vigilant. The 'flu like' bug that is currently raging through the squad is debilitating but recovery is quick so it is to be hoped that some of those afflicted will be OK to make the squad for the game against Palace on Sunday.