Subs: Randolph, Oxford, Jenkinson, Valencia, Payet, Obiang, Zarate
UPDATE: Yes I do realise I put Nolan in the lineup. I meant Noble. Blame it on a new year brainfade!
There are some difficult selection decisions for Slaven Bilic. Does he bring back Aaron Cresswell? The answer appears to be yes on that one. In midfield does Payet start or will he be on the bench? Assuming Lanzini starts, who makes way? Valencia, Zarate or Antonio? None of them deserve to be dropped, but Lanzini has to start.
I’d say Zarate is the one who may well give way. I think he’s been tremendous this season and he knows where the goal is, but he does have a tendency to be a little too selfish when on the ball and doesn’t seem to know when to pass the ball. I’d drop him rather than Antonio or Valencia because Antonio has done really well and gets better every game, and Valencia needs to play some games to get his confidence back.
If Payet starts, though, as well as Lanzini you could make an argument for Song giving way, rather than Antonio or Valencia.
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