West Ham play host to Stoke City on Monday night in the Premier League.
West Ham United manager David Moyes has claimed in his London Evening Standard column that target man Andy Carroll could feature against Stoke City on Monday night, but had bad news surrounding two other senior stars.
The Hammers play host to Paul Lambert’s Stoke City on Monday night at the London Stadium, in a match that could prove crucial in the bottom third of the Premier League come May.
Carroll, 29, has trained this week and could be set to make his first appearance since January 4, more than three months out with a foot injury as he struggles to shake off his injury-prone status.
However, Moyes confirmed that both Manuel Lanzini and James Collins are likely to miss out, as their knee and thigh injuries continue to prevent them from returning to training.
“Andy Carroll has trained for the past few days and we might try and find a way of having him involved. Manuel Lanzini has not trained with us yet but I’m hoping that will change over the weekend and the same goes for James Collins,” Moyes said.
West Ham struggled with injuries under Slaven Bilic last season and it seems as though they will finish the 2017-18 campaign with the physio room fully stocked, as eight players currently require treatment.
Other than the aforementioned trio, Pedro Obiang, Sam Byram, Michail Antonio, Aaron Cresswell and Winston Reid all remain on the sidelines with injuries that could keep them out beyond the end of the season.
A win against the Potters on Monday night would take the Hammers above Brighton and Watford, if the two sides lose over the course of the weekend. A loss for Stoke would see them remain in 19th.
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