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West Ham United co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan are renowned for the loyalty they show to their managers, some would say too loyal, and so it comes as no surprise that they have released a 'statement' to disaffected fans with regards to the club's current dire situation NOT blaming Slaven Billic, the communique went on to highlight injuries and poor decisions as a reason for the disastrous start to the season which has seen a return of only three points from six games, relegation form to anyone not viewing the situation with claret & blue spectacles on!

Westham lineup: Adrián, Nordtveit, Reid, Ogbonna, Arbeloa, Noble, Kouyaté, Antonio, Lanzini, Payet, Zaza
Substitutes:Randolph, Feghouli, Obiang, Byram, Fletcher, Fernandes, Oxford

Southampton lineup: Forster, Cedric, Fonte, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Davis, Tadic, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Austin, Redmond.
Substitutes: McCarthy,Yoshida, Martina, Clasie, Ward-Prowse, Hesketh, Long

Having trained with the senior squad all week West Ham starlet Reece Oxford, much coveted by Mourinho at Manchester United, Guardiola at Manchester City and not forgetting Conte at Chelsea, seems set to start the televised crunch match against Southampton at the London Stadium on Sunday. A big stadium needs big players to fill it out and make it intimidating for visiting teams, Oxford is a big time player, he may be young, but he has the aura of impending greatness!