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Hammers split on Arnautovic return

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With West Brom on the horizon, Slaven Bilic has Marko Arnautovic eligible again – but should the Austrian start?

Arnautovic was shown a straight red card against Southampton on the opening day for violent conduct. The former Stoke City star has now served his three match suspension and could return to the starting lineup at The Hawthorns on Saturday.

Whether Bilic starts him has been argued amongst Hammers fans this week after finally securing their first win of the season in a 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town.

Javier Hernandez was pushed onto the flank on Monday night as Slav recalled Andy Carroll to lead the line. However, the Mexican was largely ineffective in a unnatural position for him.

His replacement Andre Ayew changed the game however. The Ghanaian created one and scored another and has stated his claim for a starting role against Tony Pulis’ side.

The West Ham fans on Twitter are far from unanimous in whether Arnautovic should immediately be recalled…  

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