Middling sides Southampton FC (7-10-6, 27 points) and West Ham United FC (8-11-4, 28 points) are scheduled to square off at the St. Mary's Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 4 in a 2016-2017 Premier League season encounter.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Southampton has lost five of their last six matches and has dropped to the 12th spot of the 20-team Premier League table, eight points above the bottom three relegation zone, after being in the Top 10 for most of the season.
The Saints are coming off a disappointing 1-2 upset loss to erstwhile bottom three squad Swansea City on the road at the Liberty Stadium last Tuesday, as per the Daily Express.
Swansea defender Alfie Mawson broke the game's deadlock with a header in the 38th minute as he rose the highest from a Gylfi Sigurdsson set kick, taking a one-point lead at the halftime break.
Head coach Claude Puel's squad was able to equalize in the 57th minute, though, as Irish striker Shane Long poked in a goal from six yards out coming from a perfectly-timed cross by defender Ryan Bertrand.
However, Sigurdsson scored the winning goal for the Swans in the 70th minute, handing Southampton their 10th loss of the season.
Meanwhile, West Ham has been mercurial in their last six games with three wins and three losses. The team is settled in the 11th spot in the overall standings, just one point ahead of Southampton.
The Hammers snapped a two-game winning run after being crushed by powerhouse squad Manchester City, 0-4, last Wednesday at their own home ground of London Stadium, the Evening Standard reported.
Head coach Slaven Bilić's side was overpowered by the Citizens during the match as four City players scored a goal each en route to the four-goal romp. Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Gabriel Jesus, and Yaya Touré netted one goal apiece in the 17th, 21st, 39th, and 67th minutes respectively.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a tough 1-0 decision for West Ham United.
Southampton starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Forster; Soares, Stephens, Yoshida, Bertrand; Davis, Romeu, Clasie; Tadic, Long, Redmond
West Ham United starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Randolph; Byram, Fonte, Reid, Cresswell; Obiang, Noble; Feghouli, Antonio, Lanzini; Carroll