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West Ham expected XI v Arsenal

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West Ham United welcome Arsenal to the London Stadium for a Premier League clash on Saturday afternoon, and Manuel Pellegrini is expected to make six changes to his starting XI.

The Hammers secured progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over Birmingham City last time out, with goals from Marko Arnautovic and Andy Carroll securing that victory.

The Gunners also won passage to the fourth round with a routine 3-0 win over League One side Blackpool, with Unai Emery giving run-outs to several youngsters in a heavily weakened team.

Both managers are expected to revert back to full strength as the Premier League returns, with Pellegrini likely to make six changes to his starting XI.

In goal, Adrian is likely to be replaced by Lukasz Fabianski.

In defence, Michail Antonio and Arthur Masuaku are likely to lose their places to Pablo Zabaleta and Aaron Cresswell at full-back, while Issa Diop and Angelo Ogbonna are expected to keep their places in the middle.

In midfield, Declan Rice is expected to keep his spot, as is Samir Nasri, but Pedro Obiang is likely to be replaced by captain and talisman Mark Noble, who changed the game in their last Premier League outing, a 2-2 draw against Brighton.

Two more changes are expected in wide areas, where Felipe Anderson and Robert Snodgrass are expected to return in place of young duo Grady Diangana and Xande Silva.

Marko Arnautovic is expected to keep his spot up front.

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