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Southampton vs. West Ham: Bilic wary of 'flying' Austin

Charlie Austin will likely have a point to prove should he return for Southampton against West Ham at St Mary's Stadium.

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says Southampton striker Charlie Austin would have been an asset to his side, had the former QPR striker made the move to Upton Park instead of St Mary's Stadium.

Austin made the switch to the south coast in January for a reported fee of just £4 million and is set to return from a minor knock to feature against West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday.

The 26-year-old was heavily linked with West Ham in the close-season but, when co-chairman David Sullivan questioned his fitness and quality, Austin responded angrily to what he described as "inaccurate, misleading and uninformed innuendo".