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Fulham :Leno, Castagne, Adarabioyo, Bassey, Robinson, Palhinha, Cairney, Iwobi, Pereira, Willian, Jimenez. Subs:Rodak, Tete, Reed, Wilson, Ballo-Toure, De Cordova-Reid, Muniz, Lukic, Vinícius.
West Ham :Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Cresswell, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Fornals, Bowen, Kudus, Paqueta. Subs: Anang, Mavropanos, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna, Benrahma, Kehrer, Emerson, Mubama.

Hammers manager David Moyes faces a bit of a selection problem when it comes to this afternoon's game against Fulham at Craven Cottage. The 1st half's lamentable performance against 'Tottingham' was followed by a blistering display of 'positive' football that no one, least of all Moyes we suspect, saw coming.

Hammers Jekyll & Hyde performance against Tottingham last night left fans frustrated and then elated against a team that should have been 3-0 up at half time but for the heroics of the Irons defence and more than a small amount of luck combined with a complete lack of aptitude from the home side.

Spurs: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Davies, Udogie, Bissouma, Lo Celso, Johnson, Kulusevski, Hojbjerg, Son(c). Subs: Forster, Skipp, Richarlison, Gil, Royal, Sarr, Veliz, Donley, Dorrington.
West Ham: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma (c), Aguerd, Emerson, Alvarez, Ward-Prowse, Kudus, Soucek, Paqueta, Bowen. Subs: Anang, Cresswell, Fornals, Mavropanos, Ings, Ogbonna, Benrahma, Kehrer, Mubama.

Alf Ramsey's World Cup winning team were labelled as 'Wingless Wonders' by the press at the time as the England team did not have traditional wingers playing, of course Ramsey had introduced the usage of wing backs, something ALL elite teams utilise now.

Fans enduring the wet and miserable journey back from today's disappointing draw against Palace that felt so much like a defeat were heard consoling themselves with the idea that next season the 'Moyes Ball' that they had just witnessed will be a thing of the past, or will it?

Statistically David Moyes IS West Ham United's most successful manager of all time, but matches like the drab draw against Palace make watching paint dry a far superior way of spending time and far less expensive!

West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Mavropanos, Aguerd, Emerson, Alvarez, Ward-Prowse, Kudus, Soucek, Bowen, Paqueta. Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Fornals, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna, Benrahma, Kehrer, Mubama.
Palace: Johnstone, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Lerma, Olise, Ayew, Richards, Edouard. Subs: Matthews, Whitworth, Tomkins, Oliviera, Mateta, Clyne, Ebiowei, Ahamada, Riedewald.

With a combined age in excess of 135 years to say David Moyes and Roy Hodgson were experienced would be an extreme understatement! Roy Hodgson is often mocked for not being able to pronoince his 'R's and has been nicknamed 'Woy' Hodgson, but it should be remembered that 'Woy' can drop his 'R's' in FIVE different languages, Swedish, Italian, English, French and German.

Rumours circulating in some European media outlets suggesting Hammers are in the middle of a Covid outbreak are way off the mark. We have had it confirmed to us that there are definitely NO cases of Covid at the club, but that the club is ever vigilant. The 'flu like' bug that is currently raging through the squad is debilitating but recovery is quick so it is to be hoped that some of those afflicted will be OK to make the squad for the game against Palace on Sunday.

TSC: Simic, Cvetkovic, Antonic (c), Dordevic, Petrovic, M Radin, Dakovac, N Stojic, Kuveljic, Stanic,Jovanovic.
West Ham: Fabiański (C), Johnson, Mavropanos, Aguerd, Cresswell, Fornals, Ward-Prowse, Souček, Paquetá, Benrahma, Mubama
Subs: Areola, Anang, Kehrer, Emerson, Zouma, Ogbonna, Chesters, Scarles, Earthy, Coventry, Cornet, Ings