Bristol City vs West Ham LIVE commentary: Depleted Irons battle Championship side in FA Cup replay – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

West Ham will bid to avoid an upset when they face Bristol City in a replay of their FA Cup third round clash this week, live on talkSPORT.

The Irons were held to a 1-1 draw by the Championship outfit in their initial encounter, with Tommy Conway cancelling out Jarrod Bowen's early strike.

Moyes' West Ham take on Bristol City in the FA Cup this weekCredit: Getty

David Moyes' side have not played since then due to the Premier League's hybrid winter break, but have a heavily depleted squad.

However, the Robins were in action, losing 2-0 away at Preston and are now four games without a victory in all competitions.

The winner of this tie know a home game with either Nottingham Forest or Blackpool awaits in the fourth round.

Bristol City vs West Ham: Injury woes

The Hammers have a superb record against the Robins but come into this fixture amid a crisis in attack.

The club's top scorer Bowen hobbled off against Bristol City in the reverse clash after playing the full 90 minutes.

In that same game, Lucas Paqueta sustained a problem and the pair will both be missing at Ashton Gate.

With Mohammed Kudus and Nayef Aguerd already away on AFCON duty, the Hammers are seriously depleted for the foreseeable future.

Michail Antonio is also out injured, leaving West Ham with a lack of firepower as five of their top seven scorers in all competitions this season are unavailable.

That leaves only two players to have scored more than two goals this campaign available to Moyes, with Tomas Soucek and James Ward Prowse's combined 11 goals three fewer than Bowen's total.

Bowen has been among the Premier League's most inform players West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen has scored in four of his last six starts in the FA Cup, while his 14 goals in all competitions this season (26 games) is one more than he netted in 54 appearances last term. West Ham have reached at least the fourth round of the FA Cup in each of the last six campaigns, last doing so in seven consecutive seasons between 2000-01 and 2006-07.

Bristol City vs West Ham: Team news

The home side have several injury concerns, as Kal Naismith and Mark Sykes are both sidelined with hamstring issues.

Rob Atkinson and Ayman Benarous are also long-term absentees having suffered anterior cruciate ligament injuries.

West Ham are obviously struggling in attack, with Bowen and Antonio both out injured and Kudus on international duty.

Defender Aguerd is also at AFCON, while Paqueta and Dinos Mavropanos are expected to be in the treatment room as well.

West Ham and Bristol City drew 1-1 in east LondonCredit: Getty Bristol City have progressed from just one of their last 15 FA Cup ties against Premier League opposition, beating Huddersfield Town 1-0 in the third round in 2018-19. West Ham are unbeaten in their last six away games against Bristol City in all competitions, with this their first visit since a 1-0 win in the FA Cup fourth round in 2014-15. Bristol City are winless in their last 12 meetings with West Ham in all competitions (D6 L6), since a 2-1 away win in February 1978.

Bristol City vs West Ham: What has been said?

West Ham assistant coach Billy McKinlay said: "It's a difficult game. We had no surprises in the first game. I think they've fully deserved their draw.

"We had some opportunities to probably increase our lead after we scored early, but the game was really difficult and going there it will be a full house, a midweek FA Cup replay and a big game with a good atmosphere, so we're looking forward to it and we're confident we can produce a performance that will hopefully put us through."

He added: "We're going to have to play well and deal with the atmosphere which we're looking forward to.

"We have to play in front of big crowds and big atmospheres in every home game as well, so that'll add to the occasion I think, and we're looking forward to the game."

Bristol City vs West Ham: talkSPORT coverage

This FA Cup third round replay will take place on Tuesday, January 16.

Kick-off at Ashton Gate is scheduled for 7:45pm.

talkSPORT will have live coverage of the game, presented by Adrian Durham.

Commentary comes from Sam Matterface and former England defender Stuart Pearce.