- Joe Hart set to return in goal for West Ham United and face his former club
- Marko Arnautovic, Michail Antonio and Aaron Cresswell unlikely to be risked
- Jose Fonte and Sam Byram remain out for the Hammers ahead of FA Cup clash
- This is Shrewsbury’s first third round tie against top flight opposition since 2003
Ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every key fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for West Ham United’s trip to Shrewsbury Town.
Shrewsbury Town vs West Ham United (Montgomery Waters Meadow)
West Ham team news
Joe Hart returns to face the club where he began his career when West Ham head to Shrewsbury in the FA Cup.
The England goalkeeper is expected to get a run-out ahead of current Hammers first choice Adrian.
Joe Hart will start in goal for West Ham United at the club where he started his career
Marko Arnautovic (hamstring), Michail Antonio (groin) and Aaron Cresswell (back) are unlikely to be risked while Jose Fonte (ankle) and Sam Byram (hamstring) are still out.
West Ham provisional squad
Hart, Adrian, Masuaku, Zabaleta, Ogbonna, Reid, Kouyate, Rice, Noble, Obiang, Haksabanovic, Quina, Makasi, Lanzini, Ayew, Carroll, Hernandez, Martinez.
Key match stats
(supplied by Opta)
This is the first meeting between these sides since February 1981, with West Ham winning 2-0 in a league fixture with goals from Alan Devonshire and David Cross.
West Ham’s last defeat to Shrewsbury came in April 1980, just 14 days before they won the 1980 FA Cup final.
West Ham haven’t been beaten by a team from below the second tier in the FA Cup since a 1-0 loss at Swansea City in 1999. Pictured is Frank Lampard making a challenge on Martin Thomas
This is Shrewsbury’s first FA Cup third round tie against Premier League opposition since January 2003, when they eliminated David Moyes’ Everton at Gay Meadow.
West Ham have progressed from each of their last five FA Cup ties as a Premier League side against teams from the third tier or below, last going out to Swansea City in 1998-99 after a replay.