Southampton v West Ham: Premier League – live! | Football

Southampton (4-2-2-2) McCarthy; Cedric, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand; Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg; Djenepo, Redmond; Long, Ings.
Substitutes: Gunn, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Romeu, Armstrong, Adams, Obafemi.

West Ham United (4-2-2-2) Martin; Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Noble, Rice; Snodgrass, Fornals; Antonio, Haller.
Substitutes: Roberto, Zabaleta, Diop, Masuaku, Sanchez, Yarmolenko, Ajeti.

Referee Martin Atkinson.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of Southampton v West Ham from St Mary’s. Christmas is a time of giving, and the word is that West Ham will give Manuel Pellegrini a freshly printed P45 should they lose today. Their recent form is desperate, with seven defeats in the last nine games, whereas Southampton have shown since of improvement since that fiasco against Leicester at the end of October. If they win today, they will move out of the relegtation places – and above West Ham.

Kick off is at 5.30pm GMT.