West Ham United v Sunderland: Latest team news
Cheikhou Kouyate is available after his red card in the FA Cup win against Blackburn last weekend was overturned, as is Sam Byram who was cup-tied at Ewood Park.
Winston Reid (hamstring) and Diafra Sakho (thigh) are back in training, but will not be risked, while Joey O’Brien (hamstring), James Tomkins (calf) and Enner Valencia (ankle) are still out injured.
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Defenders Younes Kaboul (ankle) and Billy Jones (hip) plus midfielders Jan Kirchhoff (hamstring) and Sebastian Larsson (knee) are all fit and back in contention for Sunderland’s game at West Ham on Saturday.
Midfielder Jeremain Lens has undergone surgery to repair a hernia and is expected to be available for next weekend’s trip to Southampton.
However, striker Duncan Watmore is likely to be sidelined for several weeks by ankle ligament damage.
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Hide AdProvisional squad: Mannone, Pickford, Van Aanholt, Yedlin, O’Shea, Jones, Kone, Kaboul, Brown, Beadling, Kirchhoff, Cattermole, M’Vila, Khazri, Lens, Borini, Rodwell, Toivonen, Larsson, Defoe, N’Doye.