Newly-appointed Southampton boss Ivan Juric experiences his Premier League baptism on Boxing Day, when West Ham United rock up to St Mary's.
Both bottom-half sides took home a point from their gameweek 17 fixtures, as the Saints held Fulham to a 0-0 draw while the Irons played out a 1-1 stalemate with Brighton & Hove Albion, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
SOUTHAMPTON vs. WEST HAM UNITED
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SOUTHAMPTON
Out: Maxwel Cornet (ineligible), Gavin Bazunu (Achilles), Ross Stewart (calf), Will Smallbone (thigh)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ramsdale; Wood, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek; Sugawara, Ugochukwu, Downes, Walker-Peters; Fernandes; Armstrong, Onuachu
WEST HAM UNITED
Out: Lucas Paqueta (suspended), Michail Antonio (leg)
Doubtful: Dinos Mavropanos (knock)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Alvarez, Soucek; Bowen, Soler, Kudus; Fullkrug
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Ben Knapton
