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Cheltenham: Flatt, Grimes, Cranston, Storer, Atangana, Pell, Wright, Winchester, Boyle, Eisa, Foster SUBS: Lovett, Dawson, Holman, O'Shaugnessy, Bower, Thomas, Graham
West Ham: Adrian, Byram, Ogbonna, Collins, Masuaka, Noble, Rice, Obiang, Fernandes, Ayew, Sakho SUBS: Hart, Fonte, Cresswell, Kouyate, Quina, Haksabanovic, Hernandez

Southampton: Forster, Soares, Bertrand, Yoshida, Stephens, Davis, Tadic, Romeu, Lemina, Gabbiadini, Redmond.Subs: McCarthy, Long, Austin, Ward-Prowse, Boufal, Bednarek, McQueen.
West Ham: Hart, Ogbnna, Creswell, Fonte, Zabaleta, Rice, Arnautovic, Noble, Antonio, Ayew, Chicharito. Subs: Adrián, Obiang, Sakho, Ogbonna, Byram, Masuaku, Fernandes.(Reid stretchered off during warm up!)

As many sceptical West Ham fans had feared, the 'marquee' signing of William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon for a club record fee has hit the buffers. Sporting are holding out for their original full price, in addition they are demanding payment in full as opposed to the instalment plan West Ham were offering.