West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo addressed the media today, just like all Premier League managers do on Fridays. It will be a bit until the Hammers play this weekend, however, with Brentford coming in for a London derby on Monday night. He provided updates on West Ham’s two injury concerns: Niclas Fullkrug, who suffered a thigh injury during the international window, and George Earthy, who has a hamstring problem.
“He (Füllkrug) has just had a scan, and we’re waiting for the results,” said Santo.
“After that, we’ll be able to say exactly how long he’s going to be out. Hopefully he’s back as soon as possible.
“It’s just George who is still out, apart from that. The rest are OK, including the players who have come back from international duty.”
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So there you have it, both Fullkrug and Earthy are out.
Meanwhile Jarrod Bowen, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Tomas Soucek (who returns from suspension for this match), Konstantinos Mavropanos, Lucas Paqueta and Aaron Wan-Bissaka all returned from featuring for their respective national teams as passe fit.
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