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Delightful delivery into the box from Davis but well defended. Saints beginning to dominate.

This time it is a free kick as Mane is wrestled to the ground by Tomkins.

After a sluggish start, the game is coming to life. Looks like a hand ball on the edge of the box from mane’s flick. Nothing given.

Now Adrian comes and flaps at a free kick and is lucky to get away with it as the defence come to his rescue and scramble clear.

CHANCE! Now Davis almost puts Mane in with a cheeky backheel but the striker can’t squeeze his shot past Adrian.

Good strike on target from Almafitano but an excellent clearing header from Davis.

All very scrappy in the centre of the park at the moment. Just the one ambitious shot from Southampton to report.

Foul by Song on Pelle who is down holding his face. No real contact there though and he gets back to his feet.

Wanyama has a go from fully 35 yards out but it’s straight into teammate Pelle!

A lot of early pressure from Southampton. 75% of the possession so far.

Good run down the right by Clyne but well overhit and out for a West Ham throw. Very poor delivery, uncharacteristic.

Almost a great little ball from Reed to find Mane. Would have been in but well read and cut out.

Injuries mean that Stewart Downing starts on the left side of midfield for West Ham tonight. He’s been in great form recently.

Good early movement by Southampton until a poor ball from Mane goes out for a West Ham goal kick. West Ham in their change strip of light blue with black sash.

Referee Craig Pawson blows the whistle to get us underway here at St Mary’s. West Ham’s poor away record means the Saints start as favourites. Southampton setting up 4-5-1, West Ham 4-3-3.

FIVE MINUTES TO KICK-OFF: Southampton can do the double over West Ham in the Premier League for the first time since 1997-98.

A worrying stat for West Ham fans: The Hammers have won just one of their last seven Premier League away games (W1, D3, L3). They haven't kept a clean sheet away from home in 17 league games.

If Carlton Cole is the danger man for West Ham, the Hammers will have to keep an equally close eye on Sadio Mane, who has scored four in his last five Premier League games and in four successive Premier League starts.

Carlton Cole will be a marked man tonight as he makes his return to the starting line-up. He has netted four goals in his last five Premier League games against the Saints.

Sam Allardyce, West Ham: "A win against Southampton would be fantastic but we’re taking each game as it comes. If we play like we did on Sunday, we’ll do well. We’ve got 14 games left of the season we want to maintain our level of performances. We’d like to turn our draws into wins. Southampton played on Saturday, they’ve had an extra day’s rest. It’s all about our grit and determination that we showed on Sunday.”