The Hammers will have a full strength side to choose from on Saturday
Nuno Espirito Santo, manager of West Ham United, looks on during the Premier League match with Crystal Palace. Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images
Nuno Espirito Santo, manager of West Ham United, looks on during the Premier League match with Crystal Palace. Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images
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Nuno Espirito Santo will have a fully fit squad to choose from for West Ham United’s game with Everton.
The Hammers came through Monday’s draw with Crystal Palace unscathed, with winger Cyrensio Summerville running off the effects of a challenge that saw his achilles caught during the match.
They have no suspensions to worry about either, with Espirito Santo telling reporters in his pre-match press conference: “All of the squad is available and good.”
That is in contrast to Everton, who are in preparation for their first game without Jarrad Branthwaite following his hamstring injury at the weekend.
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Jack Grealish also remains out, though Carlos Alcaraz is fit again and returned to the bench for the Merseyside derby on Sunday.
Beto also departed with an injury, though there did not appear to be serious concern about any lasting problems in the aftermath of the game.
Everton would start the game in the bottom half of the table if Sunderland were to beat Nottingham Forest on Friday. Whatever happens at the Stadium of Light, the Blues will head to the London Stadium well in the hunt for Europe.
West Ham, meanwhile, are locked in a relegation battle, though their form has picked up of late. Looking ahead to the game, Espirito Santo acknowledged “Saturday is a big task for us” and added: “It's a tough game, a tough game against a good team with good players. David Moyes is a good manager.
"It’s going to be at the London Stadium, I think we've been improving our home factor and the support of the fans and we count on them to try and compete well and have a good performance.”