{"id":3563,"date":"2021-12-22T15:26:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T20:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/22\/why-michail-antonio-is-missing-for-west-ham-vs-tottenham\/"},"modified":"2021-12-22T15:26:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T20:26:46","slug":"why-michail-antonio-is-missing-for-west-ham-vs-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/22\/why-michail-antonio-is-missing-for-west-ham-vs-tottenham\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Michail Antonio is missing for West Ham vs Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>West Ham in Carabao Cup action<\/h2>\n<p>David Moyes\u2019 West Ham look to continue their strong Carabao Cup run as they take on Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-final stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Hammers have already beaten Manchester United in the third round, and Manchester City in the fourth round, in order to get to this stage, and will have to find another massive performance in order to overcome a strong Tottenham side, albeit without Heung Min-Son.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our quarter-final starting XI! ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y8l9OXa4Ws\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Y8l9OXa4Ws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial\/status\/1473726300821069827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Hammers themselves have also fielded a strong side, reverting to a back three and welcoming back Ben Johnson after injury. although Aaron Cresswell remains out so Athur Masuaku continues to fill in.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tonight\u2019s line-up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabao_Cup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Carabao_Cup<\/a> quarter-final\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TOTWHU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TOTWHU<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/betway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@betway<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SdH49ZtvH4\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/SdH49ZtvH4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 West Ham United (@WestHam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestHam\/status\/1473726279715377152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The big news, however, was the lack of Michail Antonio.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Antonio is missing<\/h2>\n<p>Eyebrows were raised when Michail Antonio was not spotted in the squad, even though he has not netted in the Premier League since September.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ben Johnson returns to the XI following a hamstring injury, while Ryan Fredericks is named amongst the substitutes.<\/p>\n<p>No Michail Antonio is the squad.<\/p>\n<p>? Table: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cckOHhGs0b\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/cckOHhGs0b<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WHUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabao_Cup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Carabao_Cup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zqxv7WV3Hq\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/Zqxv7WV3Hq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenDinnery\/status\/1473727610941227023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, as per reliable source <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExWHUemployee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EXWHUemployee<\/a> on Twitter, the Jamaican star misses out after having tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">??\u2692 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vXIrGicW1h\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/vXIrGicW1h<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4evg5gFokP\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4evg5gFokP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ExWHUemployee (@ExWHUemployee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExWHUemployee\/status\/1473727651638611969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This will almost certainly rule him out of his side\u2019s Boxing Day clash with Southampton as the Hammers look to reclaim a spot in the top 4 after stuttering as of late.<\/p>\n<p>More broadly, however, it does reinforce their clear need for another striker come January, with Jarrod Bowen being asked to lead the line this evening against Spurs but not a long term solution should anything more serious happen to Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>Will the Hammers move for another frontman?<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/west-ham-barcelona-eyeing-free-transfer-for-belgian-winger\/\" rel=\"v:url\">West Ham &amp; Barcelona eyeing free transfer for Belgian winger<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/has-arsenal-starlet-already-revealed-his-future-plans-after-debut-goal\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Has Arsenal starlet already revealed his future plans after debut goal?<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham in Carabao Cup action David Moyes\u2019 West Ham look to continue their strong Carabao Cup run as they take on Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-final stage. The Hammers have already beaten Manchester United in the third round, and Manchester City in the fourth round, in order to get to this stage, and will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-3563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}