West Ham duo Fabian Balbuena and Javier Hernandez failed fitness tests ahead of the game at St Mary’s.

Aaron Cresswell is back for the Hammers, who are without a number of players, including Marko Arnautovic, and have named only six substitutes. [phone]


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Cresswell’s inclusion is one of five changes made by boss Manuel Pellegrini.

Southampton make just one change, with the suspended Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg being replaced by Mario Lemina.

Southampton: McCarthy, Targett, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Yoshida, Valery, Romeu, Lemina, Armstrong, Remond, Ings.
Subs: Gunn, Stephens, Long, Austin, Elyounoussi, Ward-Prowse, Ramsay.

West Ham: Fabianski, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Antonio, Rice, Obiang, Snodgrass, Anderson, Diangana, Perez.
Subs: Adrian, Carroll, Noble, Masuaku, Silva, Coventry.

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