West Ham United vs West Bromwich Albion; The FA Cup Fourth Round
West Ham United vs West Bromwich Albion. The FA Cup Fourth Round.
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Sunday 26 January 2020 19:13, UK
Team news and stats ahead of West Ham vs West Brom in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday (kick-off 3pm).
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Team news
West Ham will be without Robert Snodgrass and Arthur Masuaku after the pair picked up injuries during the 4-1 defeat to Leicester in midweek.
Angelo Ogbonna will be assessed after sustaining a back injury at the King Power Stadium. Lukasz Fabianski and Felipe Anderson remain long-term absentees.
Hammers boss David Moyes said: "I think we've not had lots of fixtures like other clubs - we're not in Europe. I don't see why we should feel we're too hard-pushed. We're pushed because of numbers, because of injuries, but we can play Wednesday-Saturday."
West Brom manager Slaven Bilic returns to the London Stadium for the first time since he was sacked just over two years ago.
The Croatian said: "I can't deny that it will be a special game for me and for Julian [Dicks], but at the same time, it's also just a normal game."
The Baggies will be without Grady Diangana, who is both ineligible to face his parent club and suffering from a hamstring injury.
The Sky Bet Championship club accepted an FA charge of violent conduct against winger Matheus Pereira this week, meaning he will begin a three-match suspension.
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- This is the 10th FA Cup meeting between West Ham and West Brom, last facing in February 2015 in the fifth round, a 4-0 win for the Baggies.
- West Brom have won none of their last nine away matches against West Ham (D6 L3), with all games coming in the Premier League between 2005 and 2018.
- West Ham haven't lost a home FA Cup match against a team from outside the Premier League since January 1997, a 1-0 defeat to Wrexham; they are unbeaten in 12 since (W10 D2), winning the last eight in a row.
- West Brom manager Slaven Bilic hasn't managed against West Ham since leaving the club in November 2017 - his only previous FA Cup match at London Stadium was as Hammers boss in January 2017, a 5-0 hammering at the hands of Manchester City.
- West Ham manager David Moyes is looking to reach the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since leaving Everton at the end of 2012-13, failing with Man Utd in 2013-14, Sunderland in 2016-17 and the Hammers during 2017-18.