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The last time West Ham United faced this Saturday's visitors Liverpool was on the final home game of last season, the drubbing left a very poor taste in the mouth! Fresh on the heels of nearly snatching defeat from victory at Palace, Slaven Billic's team is going to have to be completely re-jigged at the back with the news that Jose Font has joined James Collins and Winston Reid on the injury list, ally that to Pablo Zabaleta's suspension for having reached his yellow card limit and things look pretty bleak!

Crystal Palace: Speroni, Ward, van Aanholt, Tomkins, Dann, Milivojevic, Cabaye, Loftus-Cheek, Schlupp, Townsend, Zaha Subs: Hennessey, Fosu-Mensah, Sako, Delaney, Kelly, Puncheon, Riedewald
West Ham: Hart, Cresswell, Fonte, Zabaleta, Ogbonna, Kouyate, Noble, Fernandes, Lanzini, Ayew, Chicharito Subs: Adrian, Arnautovic, Carroll, Obiang, Masuaku, Antonio, Rice

West Ham United's reward for the stunning 'Elk' Cup fight back from 2-0 down against Tottenham to a thrilling 3-2 victory at Wembley Stadium is an away fixture against Arsenal. The full draw, delayed by several hours was:

Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth
Arsenal v West Ham United
Leicester City v Manchester City
Bristol City v Manchester United

West Ham v Arsenal is due to be played on December 19th, which will cause a bit of a fixture pile up for both clubs, especially Arsenal who also have Europa League matches to contend with.