West Ham broke a streak of four successive defeats in all competitions with a 1-0 injury-time win over Accrington Stanley in the week.
They’ll hope they can carry that momentum into the league when they welcome Southampton to the London Stadium tomorrow afternoon.
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The Hammers sit 18th in the table as we speak, but results on Saturday could see Slaven Bilic’s men plummet further.
Here’s how we think Southampton will line-up tomorrow, courtesy of our pals over at Read Southampton.
As for the squad Bilic has to choose from tomorrow, it took another blow in midweek after Arthur Masuaku was stretchered off with a knee ligament injury late on against Accrington Stanley.
It’s not as severe as the one Aaron Cresswell suffered in pre-season, but the club state it’s a six-week stint on the sidelines for the impressive Frenchman, likely ruling him out until November.
Speaking of Cresswell, he is progressing well and is working with the U23 side. Both he and Andy Carroll are expected to resume full first-team activities after the October international break – around three weeks from now.
Winston Reid has been in training the last few days but it’s unknown whether Bilic will throw him straight back into the team after missing the last two outings.
Club-record signing Andre Ayew is progressing well after suffering a thigh tear on debut against Chelsea, he’s on course to return to action in November.
Diafra Sakho is still out of contention. The club are working hard on building up his fitness levels ahead of a return to first-team training next month.
Edimilson Fernandes and Alvaro Arbeloa both made their West Ham debuts in midweek. Bilic was full of praise for the pair after their performances and both are in line to feature regularly in the league.
With that in mind, here’s a final look at our predicted starting XI and bench for the Hammers tomorrow.
