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West Ham v Southampton: team news and provisional squads

West Ham will check on Manuel Lanzini ahead of the visit of Southampton with the Argentina midfielder nursing a knee knock.

Arthur Masuaku is back after his six-game ban for spitting and Edimilson Fernandes is fit again.

But James Collins is a major doubt with a hamstring problem and Winston Reid, Pedro Obiang, Sam Byram and Andy Carroll are still sidelined.

Provisional squad: Hart, Adrian, Collins, Ogbonna, Rice, Cresswell, Evra, Masuaku , Zabaleta, Noble, Kouyate, Fernandes, Haksabanovic, Cullen, Mario, Lanzini, Arnautovic, Antonio, Hernandez, Hugill.

Charlie Austin is in contention for Southampton.

The striker, who has scored on his last two appearances against the Hammers, has recovered from the hamstring injury which kept had him out since Christmas.

Captain Steven Davis is also close to returning from his hamstring problem.

Provisional squad: McCarthy, Forster, Taylor, Cedric, Pied, Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand, Yoshida, McQueen, Davis, Hojbjerg, Lemina, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Tadic, Boufal, Redmond, Long, Austin, Carrilo, Gabbiadini, Rose, Sims.

Last season: Southampton 1 West Ham 3, West Ham 0 Southampton 3

Last five league matches: West Ham L W L L L; Southampton W L D D L

Top scorers (all competitions): Marko Arnautovic and Javier Hernandez (West Ham) 7; Charlie Austin (Southampton) 6

Referee: Jon Moss (West Yorkshire)




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