Two big West Ham absentees have been pictured training ahead of the Premier League clash with Fulham on Sunday afternoon.
West Ham can jump into the top six with victory at Fulham on Sunday afternoon.
West Ham have made their best ever start to a Premier League season after 15 games. And the Hammers could go level on points with fifth-placed Spurs with victory over the Cottagers.
West Ham will be without injured striker Michail Antonio for the east vs west London derby.
And there was understandable concern at Spurs when West Ham’s number one goalkeeper Alphonse Areola was nowhere to be seen.
Two big West Ham absentees pictured training
Maxwel Cornet, who made a telling contribution with a last gasp assist in West Ham’s vital win over Backa Topola in the Europa League, was also missing from the squad.
David Moyes had said he hoped Areola’s wrist injury was nothing serious and that he could return for Fulham.
Illness has been sweeping the West Ham camp of late. And there has been talk certain players who featured in the win over Spurs may be missing at Craven Cottage.
But two big West Ham absentees have pictured training ahead of the Fulham clash.
In what is a major boost for Moyes, both Areola and Cornet have been pictured in West Ham’s last training session before the match.
Major double boost for Moyes ahead of Fulham
Cornet and Areola are featured in pictures six and seven in a gallery from Rush Green posted on West Ham’s website.
The players who featured against Tottenham were not involved in a full session but key men such as Jarrod Bowen, Kurt Zouma, James Ward-Prowse, Nayef Aguerd, Vladimir Coufal and Tomas Soucek were all pictured.
If the Hammers beat Fulham all eyes will then turn to Tottenham’s home game against Newcastle. Defeat for the injury-ravaged Magpies would keep West Ham sixth.
At worst West Ham will be seventh and confident of building on it with a home game against Wolves to come next weekend.
Moyes’ boys have to do the job at Fulham first, though, of course.
Predicted West Ham starting XI to face Fulham – not withstanding potential illness issues:
Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson, Paqueta, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Alvarez, Kudus, Bowen.
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