Southampton’s want away defender Virgil van Dijk has been left out of the match day squad for their fixture against West Ham.
The Dutch international remains unavailable for Mauricio Pellegrino’s men after handing in a transfer request at St. Mary’s.
But club record signing Mario Lemina has been handed his first start since completing his £20million transfer from Juventus.
West Ham are boosted by the return of fit again Michail Antonio, who has been named in Slaven Bilic’s starting XI following a hamstring injury.
Andy Carroll, Cheikhou Kouyate and Manuel Lanzini are still out but could return against Newcastle next weekend.