Team News: Southampton vs. West Ham United injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

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

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.