There is a big boost for West Ham and Everton as Dean Smith confirms triple Leicester blow but Sean Dyche has his own problems.
Once again West Ham will have a huge say in the Premier League fates of Everton and Leicester City this weekend.
It is two from three to drop on the final day between Everton, Leicester and Leeds United.
The Hammers did both Everton and the Foxes a big favour last weekend with a 3-1 win over Leeds.
And this weekend sees West Ham go to Leicester where Everton will be hoping for more help from their former boss David Moyes.
There is little but pride to play for when it comes to West Ham, who will have more than one eye on their huge European final on June 7th.
But West Ham could go above Wolves into 13th and finish level on points with bitter rivals Chelsea with a victory.
Should Leicester beat the Hammers and Everton fail to beat Bournemouth then the Toffees will be relegated.
Leeds have the toughest task, needing to beat Spurs while hoping for Everton to lose and West Ham to hold Leicester to a draw at best in order to stay up.
Well there has been a big boost for West Ham and Everton as Dean Smith confirms a triple Leicester blow but Sean Dyche has his own problems.
Big boost for West Ham and Everton as Dean Smith confirms triple Leicester blow but Sean Dyche has his own problems
Speaking ahead of the weekend, Smith has serious concerns over the availability of key players Wilfred Ndidi, Ricardo Pereira and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Ndidi limped off in the draw with Newcastle and the midfielder is a ‘worry’ for Leicester ahead of the West Ham clash.
Jonny Evans was also forced off in that game but Smith thinks he was just suffering cramp and should be back for the Hammers match.
“Jonny’s was cramp. Wilf is more of a worry, I think he felt his hamstring,” Smith said (Leicester Mercury).
“We’ll assess them over the next few days. Ricky just had a tight hamstring so we pulled him out of the squad.
“Kiernan pulled out. He didn’t even get out onto the training ground. He felt it (his ankle) was too sore.”
While West Ham and Everton will welcome that news, Dyche has his own injury issues ahead of the season finale.
It is looking increasingly unlikely that Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Nathan Patterson will be available for the game against Bournemouth on Sunday, with the pair suffering hamstring injuries at Wolves.
Dyche is also without Ben Godfrey, Seamus Coleman and – for the last two games – Vitalii Mykolenko too.
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