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Cardiff City: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Arter, Gunnarsson, Camarasa, Murphy, Hoilett, Niasse. Subs: Smithies, Ralls, Zohore, Paterson, Reid, Bacuna, Harris
West Ham United: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Snodgrass, Lanzini, Anderson, Hernandez.Subs: Adrian, Balbuena, Arnautovic, Obiang, Nasri, Masuaku, Antonio.

In a similar fashion to waiting for London buses, Hammers manager Manuel Pellegrini finds himself with what will seem like three new signings when his side take on beleagured Neil Warnock's Cardiff City side this afternoon. The return to full fitness of Manuel Lanzini has already been well documented, Mikail Antonio and Aaron Cresswell both appear to be back to their previous heights and the "General' Fabian Balbuena is back after four months.

Fans of a certain age will remember one Lionel Scaloni, who is now the Argentine national team manager, for his misplaced pass that led to Steven Gerrard's late late equaliser in the 2006 FA Cup final played at the Cardiff Stadium. To blame Scaloni completely would be to do him an injustice as he had performed admirably for the club during his loan spell from Deportivo La Coruna, indeed some would say that without his services the club would never have reached the final.