West Ham’s away form, in particular, has been excellent this season, with only a 2-0 defeat at Watford on Saturday ending a run of five consecutive wins on the road. “He did not get injured in training and reported after training before the Watford game when he felt something”.
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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic could only look on during his press conference on Thursday after it was interrupted by an unlikely event taking place – that of his table suddenly collapsing.
Back in contention to replace the suspended James Collins is Winston Reid, who has been missing since the Sunderland game at the beginning of October.
“It is set-back as he is very important player to us”, Bilic said. He harrasses the defence. He dictates the rhythm of the game a lot, with his pace, quality and determination.
Bilic left West Ham for Everton in the summer of 1997 and, asked whether a game against his old club was special, he said: “On one hand yes, on the other no. Every game is special for different reasons”.
“He’s ok, there’s no problem whatsoever and now a matter of fitness and match fitness”.
A number of Premier League clubs including West Ham, Everton, Tottenham and Arsenal have been linked with a move for the Japanese global in recent months.
They have, but West Ham will have to be at their best to repel the likes of Lukaku and Arouna Kone, especially after their 6-2 thrashing of Sunderland.
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“They are full of confidence, but so are we because we are a team who are playing well and will be at home”.
