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Issa Diop anticipates 'memorable' Wimbledon return with West Ham

Issa Diop is anticipating a memorable return to Kingsmeadow as West Ham gear up for a FA Cup fourth-round encounter against AFC Wimbledon.

Diop, who joined the Hammers from Toulouse last summer, scored his maiden goal for the London side in a second-round League Cup game against the same oppositions last August.

More important was the impact of the goal, coming three days after the young defender scored a record own goal on his Premier League debut to help Arsenal record a victory.

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The strike, a swerving long-range effort, helped Manuel Pellegrini's men start a fightback to progress in the competition; a feat the French youth international hopes to achieve again on Saturday.