West Ham vs Cardiff: Premier League match preview, team news, confirmed line-ups, plus more

West Ham vs Cardiff: Premier League match preview, team news, confirmed line-ups, plus more
West Ham will be looking to secure back-to-back league wins for the first time this season when they host Cardiff on Tuesday evening.The Hammers thrashed Newcastle 3-0 at St James Park on Saturday, while Cardiff beat Wolves 2-1 the day before.Javier Hernandez scored twice in West Ham’s win over Newcastle on Saturday3
Javier Hernandez scored twice in West Ham’s win over Newcastle on Saturday
The Bluebirds are without an away win since April and travel to a West Ham side full of confidence.

What the managers are saying

Manuel Pellegrini (West Ham): If we have our minds focused on Cardiff, it will be an important advance. To win three more points is what we must do here at home.One of the most important mistakes you can do is to think that because a team is in a bad position in the table it will be an easy game. The best games we played here were against Chelsea and Manchester United.I hope we are conscious about that against Cardiff. I hope we give maximum of our pace and quality to have three points more and after that to think of the next rival.Neil Warnock (Cardiff): I think Rafa Benitez made the point that you have 45million players, they [West Ham] have a very good front four. Wed have any of them. We have to go there and compete. Its important were strong and organised to start with.Neil Warnock celebrated his 70th birthday on Saturday3
Neil Warnock celebrated his 70th birthday on Saturday
But I do think with [Nathaniel] Mendez-Laing coming back, we have a few more options to change the game which is important. But we dont want to give away an early goal.

Team news

Defenders Aaron Cresswell and Fabian Balbuena are absent for West Ham’s clash with the Bluebrirds.Cresswell sustained a hamstring problem in Saturday’s win over Newcastle, while Balbuena suffered a knock and both will sit out Cardiff’s visit.Bluebirds winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is available for selection for the first time in three months after recovering from a groin injury.

Predicted line-ups

West Ham: Fabianski; Antonio, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku; Snodgrass, Noble, Rice, Anderson; Hernandez, Arnautovic.Marko Arnautovic is in impressive form for West Ham this season3
Marko Arnautovic is in impressive form for West Ham this season
Cardiff: Etheridge; Manga, Bamba, Morrison, Bennett; Gunnarsson, Arter, Ralls; Camarasa, Paterson, Hoilett.

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