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The media have descended on West Ham's 'transplant' from the Boleyn Ground to the London Stadium with the sort of fervor and vengeance that they can always be relied upon to serve up, there are many contributing factors with greed and envy at the forefront. The perceived greed of West Ham's co-owners and the envy of just about every other Barclays Premier League team have collided with the inevitable negative consequences, as with many contentious issues the benefit of hindsight can be a wonderful thing.

A Dimitri Payet wonder goal lifted the spirits at the London Stadium as Hammers fought back after conceding a contentious goal against the visitors Middlesbrough.

We will hopefully have confirmed team sheets at 14:00Hrs, however due to the wi fi and data issues at the London Stadium here are our predicted line ups just in case. - Ed
West Ham: Adrian; Collins, Ogbonna, Reid, Byram; Noble,obiang, Kouyate; Antonio, tore, Payet; Subs: Randolph, , arbeloa, Fletcher, Fernandes, Feghouli, zaza, Lanzini

Middlesborough: Valdes; Barragan, Chambers, Gibson, Friend; De Roon, Clayton; Traore, Ramirez, Downing; Negred