West Ham vs Southampton: Premier League – Opposition Threats

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Felipe Anderson of West Ham United celebrates with teammate Declan Rice after scoring his team's third goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and West Ham United at St. James Park on December 1, 2018 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Felipe Anderson of West Ham United celebrates with teammate Declan Rice after scoring his team's third goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and West Ham United at St. James Park on December 1, 2018 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 27: Angelo Ogbonna of West Ham United collides with Nathan Redmond of Southampton prior to Nathan Redmond of Southampton scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and West Ham United at St Mary’s Stadium on December 27, 2018 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 27: Angelo Ogbonna of West Ham United collides with Nathan Redmond of Southampton prior to Nathan Redmond of Southampton scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and West Ham United at St Mary’s Stadium on December 27, 2018 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Southampton head to the London stadium in relatively carefree fashion, after securing safety with their thrilling 3-3 draw against Bournemouth last week.

With injuries to several players, including defensive duo Maya Yoshida and Jannik Vestergaard, Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl might be tempted to experiment with his starting line up.

It is possible that Ryan Bertrand might join Bednarek and Stephens in a back three, whilst Targett might benefit from a recall following his goal scoring heroics from the bench.

Both teams have little to play for and with the summer holidays looming, it has the potential to be snore draw.

Nevertheless, West Ham have some exciting players and here are three of the main threats from the West Ham side: