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We ve all been expecting the worst in our heart of hearts and the reports that Mikey Antonio could be out for  four to six weeks comes as no real surprise.However, this Irons outfit is no one man team.So having announced the big man s absence which way will Moyes go with his team selection as we step out against the champions at Anfield tomorrow (Sat).I don t believe he will change things anymore than he has to and reckon  Seb Haller will step into the firing line for a match in which Liverpool are going to inevitably have plenty of possession.I see Benrahma on the bench and perhaps playing a half hour came at some stage but beyond that I see little alteration to a team pattern which has served us so well.Masuaku has the skill and ability to be a foil for Haller and if he s at his best the Reds could find themselves having to cope with some attacking menace.A tight defensive performance, knowing that midfield is as strong as its been for some years, could be enough to ensure we get something as was so nearly the case last season.CandH likely team: Fabianski; Coufal, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Bowe, Rice, Soucek, Masuaku, Fornals, Haller.In the meantime GET WELL SOON MIKEY and COYIDavid Moyes has played not new contract talks at his virtual press conference this morning saying he would sign a new contract When the time is right. Lets wait and see His comment confirms a ClaretandHugh article two weeks ago when we said West Ham are not planning to discuss a new contract with manager David Moyes until the end of this year at the earliest.Although he has made a great start to his second spell at the club, both the board and the manager  himself will  wait until the club is safe from from relegation before talks take place.The board are understood to have demonstrated their enthusiasm to keep him at the club by inserting performance related clauses in his deal which, if met, will automatically trigger an extension.Moyes is keen to re-establish his reputation which suffered after spells at Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Sunderland.So his sole focus at this moment will be  to keep the squad performing to a high level as he bids to put the club on a healthy number of points by December/January.It will be at that point – should he have achieved that –  the two sides would seem likely to formalise a new deal which could see the Scot tied down for another three years.David Moyes has played down speculation on how serious or otherwise of Michail Antonio s injury may be but has admitted he will play no part on Saturday in the Hammers game against Liverpool at Anfield.The 57-year-old manager speaking to the media on a virtual press conference at 9am this morning was asked about  Antonio as his first question.And he explained to journalists He s been great for us, he s an important member of the team. We don t think it is too bad but it is enough to keep him out of this game that is for sure.   We will miss him, Micky has been as good as any striker in the league. A Talksport report tweet earlier suggested that Antonio could be out of action with his hamstring for four weeks but the manager did not talk about the length of time his key man will be out.He s an experienced manager and is clearly not prepared to let clubs we are meeting over the next few weeks know whether the player will be available against them.However, it is strange that having kept the story rightly a secret all week talkSPORT were in a position to tweet the news which presumably will be followed by a story later.Someone, somewhere has leaked but the manager himself could be asked why he has announced the player s absence from the Liverpool game 24 hours before it kicks off.This gives Jurgen Klopp ample time to change his approach to the game. All very odd at a time when he is stamping down hard on the leaky Hammers.Couldn t he have simply said he will face a fitness test before the game? Jarrod Bowen made his Hammers debut at Liverpool last year will it be the same for Said Benrahma tomorrow?(Sat).He will be hoping so and that like the former Hull City player his Hammers career takes off more or less immediately. The new boy has had a full week s training and is from all reports looking very good.Moyes is a creature of habit by and large and one would expect him to stay true to form by perhaps taking the same course and thus it s probably unlikely the former Brentford player will be in the starting line up.However, should the 25 year old be able to emulate Jarrod when he does get his chance we will be so strong down the left and right sides so most of us would love a first glimpse of him against the Reds.Bowen meanwhile is pretty happy with the way things are going for him and the team after his £23k million transfer to the club and looking for success against the champions.He said: “I think I said before the end of last season that we wanted to start this season the way we finished the back end of last season.“We chucked the Newcastle game away and that wasn’t good enough, but ever since that Newcastle game we’ve played against teams nobody thought we’d get any points against and we’ve picked up points on the way. We could have got more victories, but to get the number of points we’ve got is credit to the lads, the coaching staff and the gaffer.“Now we’ve got another tough game coming up, so it’s another game to apply ourselves in and get some more points.”TalkSPORT reports the 27-year-old has been on the radar of the ‘Reggae Boyz’ for a while but has now been selected for the squad for the November internationals.The ultra-talented Morrison had the world at his feet but such were the personality problems that even Sir Alex Ferguson found him impossible to handle and sold him to usThings were little better at Upton Park and he played just 15 games in three years scoring three goals including a magnificent effort at spurs.But even hardman Sam Allardyce found him too much to handle and he finally walked away to join Queens Park Rangers, Cardiff City on loan before moving to Lazio.Things got no better there and  he was again loaned out  before finally  completing his wandering at Ostersund, Shefield United on loan Middlesbrough and now ADO Den Haag,In total he has played a total of 104 games in 10 years at his various clubs a shocking reminder of his wasted talent -but despite it all he now has the chance to make a late impact at international level for the Jamaicans.He played for England Under-16s, 17s, 18s and 21s but never made it into the full international squad. Permalink The central talking point  this week has been  whether or not Michail Antonio will be fit enough to face Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.So far David Moyes has managed to keep a lid on leaks concerning Antonio’s fitness – although there is a photograph circulating today purporting to show Michail back on the training ground.But is this just smoke and mirrors from Moyes? It may be staged to keep his opposite number Jurgen Klopp guessing in the build up to the game?Much – some might say too much has been made of the Reds injury problems at the back. Virgil van Dijk’s absence is undoubeably a big blow to the champions, and Fabinho, who deputised in midweek for the big fella, limped off with a hamstring problem himself.So Klopp has a decision to make on who he drafts in to fill the void this weekend. It might help the Liverpool manager in his choice of replacement if he knew how West Ham will line-up.Antonio is a completely different striker to possible replacement Sebastien Haller. Michial is all about pace, power and mobility. Haller is a big man, equally strong but arguably better in the air than Antonio. So does Klopp opt for added pace in his replacement – or choose added height for more of an aerial battle?If Haller does start, will Moyes stick with what has been a favoured five at the back system, or opt for a more conventional 4-4-2 giving Seb someone to play alongside him?Of course we shouldn’t rule out the possibility that Moyes could turn to Andrily Yarmolenko to lead the line orr shuffle the pack by bringing in new signing Said Benrahma.David Moyes no doubt already knows which options are open to him – and which he intends to choose. But he’s doing his level best to make sure Jurgen Klopp remains in the dark for as long as possible.Keeping his opposite number guess. Does anyone blame him? I certainly don’t!Premier League matches continue to be played without supporters present, in line with Government guidelines and social distancing measures still in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Hammers meeting with the newly-promoted Whites, who are managed by three-time Hammer of the Year Scott Parker, will be broadcast live in the UK by BT Sport Box Office.In addition to the live broadcast selections already confirmed by Sky Sports and BT Sport the remaining five games played over the weekend of 6-9 November, including West Ham s London derby with Fulham, will be made available to supporters on a pay-per-view basis, shown via BT Sport Box Office and Sky Sports Box Office platforms.In consultation with clubs, all elements of the pay-per-view service, including the price, will be reviewed ahead of Premier League matches returning after the international break in November.The people s choice poll is back where you pit your wits against the manager for Saturday s game against LiverpoolEveryone likes to think that know better than the manager when it comes to team selection.We are running our survey asking you to name your team for the match against Liverpool!There a question mark over the availability of Michail Antonio but Seb Haller, Said Benramha and  Craig Dawson are all possible options.We will calculate and publish the mean average of the supporters starting eleven based on David Moyes favoured formation.Using the link below select a matchday squad of  eleven players to start selecting one goalkeeper, one right back, one left-back, two centre-backs, two defensive midfielders, three midfielders, and one strikerAfter selecting your starting XI  please leave all other players blank and submit your entry.https://surveyhero.com/c/effee414David Moyes is set to resolve the question about Antonio s fitness during tomorrow morning s pre match press conference ahead of the Hammers visit to Anfield to face Liverpool.The winger cum striker has been instrumental scoring eleven goals in fifteen games for West Ham since project restart but has been substituted off in the last two games suffering from a tight hamstring which the manager initially thought was cramp.After the Manchester City draw the manager said Antonio would need to be fully medically check and scanned after admitting he came off against Spurs with something very similar.  Moyes told reporters that Antonio is so important to team so he wants to be really ultra careful.There has been much speculation in the news and social media as to whether the 30-year-old will be fit or not for the weekend but the manager will set the record straight at 9am on Friday during his virtual press conference with the media.His work rate, readiness to track back, provide a perfect outlet when the defence is under pressure and chip in with goals, has been seriously influential in the team s struggle out of the relegation zone and their vast improvement this season.When one considers the position we were in as we went into what they like to call Project Restart last term, to where we are today, that we should be even considering a victory at Anfield is almost miraculous.But the man himself, and some of us,  believe all things are possible as we head off to merseyside. One thing is for sure; if the Irons are to grab three points or perhaps just one at the end of this hugely difficult run of games, the right sided midfielder will almost certainly have much to do with it.Speaking at https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/october/29-october/jarrod-bowen-competition-places-liverpool-and-unity-west-ham when asked whether three points were on he declared: I think so. I think we know how strong the Liverpool team is, but on the back of our performances against Tottenham and Man City, we feel we can take it and go there hoping to achieve as much as we can.“We know they’re going to have a lot of the ball and try to hurt us in different ways, but as long as we defend well and stay compact, which we always need to do away from home and especially at Liverpool, we can give ourselves a great chance.”The spirit in the squad and competition within it is key to what s happening he says adding: “Yes, I think that’s the thing – competition for places really ups [levels in] training and every day you see it. If you’re not on it, then you know your mate in the same position is going to be on it because everyone is fighting for the shirt.“I think it’s healthy to have that competition because when you go into a game it’s better as well.”// DO NOT MODIFY CODE BELOW(function(c,a,p,t,i,f,y){i=c.createElement(a);t=c.getElementsByTagName(a)[0];i.type='text/javascript';i.async=true;i.src=p;t.parentNode.insertBefore(i,t);})(document,'script','https://p.cpx.to/p/12375/px.js');

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