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title: "Predicted XI – 4-2-3-1: West Ham vs. Watford"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/09/09/predicted-xi-4-2-3-1-west-ham-vs-watford/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "Matchday"
published: "2016-09-09T13:50:56Z"
modified: "2016-09-15T14:23:02Z"
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# Predicted XI – 4-2-3-1: West Ham vs. Watford

Thank God the international break is over, right?

Nothing makes you long for Premier League football more than the dull fortnight of international football – especially when our hopes now lie in the hands of one of our cast offs, Sam Allardyce.

West Ham welcome Watford to the London Stadium this weekend. In the corresponding fixture last season, the Hammers ran out comfortable 3-1 winners over the Hornets.

The first three games of the season have been a struggle for the Hammers, but they expect to welcome back Sofiane Feghouli, Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet to the starting XI, as well as possible debuts for Simone Zaza, Edimilson Fernandes and Alvaro Arbeloa.

With that in mind, we’ve tried our hand at predicting the West Ham starting XI and bench for the visit of Watford.