West Ham United will only have three potential absentees for their Saturday Premier League fixture at Liverpool: Pablo Felipe Pereira de Jesus, a.k.a. Pablo, Freddie Potts and Lukas Fabianski. The third/last name on that list remains sidelined with a lower back injury. Meanwhile Potts continues serving his three match ban for getting red-carded in the extra time win over Burton in the FA Cup on Valentine’s Day weekend.
As for Pablo, he’s day by day, with a calf/shin/heel problem.
West Ham United at Liverpool FC FYIs
Kickoff: Sat Feb 28, Anfield, 3pm local, Liverpool, UK
Team News Articles: Liverpool West Ham United
Result Probability: West Ham 14% Draw 18% Liverpool FC 68%
Premier League Standing, Form: West Ham 18th, 25 pts WLWDD Liverpool FC 6th 45 pts, LWLWW
Hammers Team News
‘We have to go day-by-day and assess him,” West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo said, entering the weekend. “Getting better each day, and hopefully, he can join us soon.”
So he is considered a doubt for this match, at the least. Maybe he could be placed into the “late fitness test” or “50/50 proposition” for Saturday’s visit to Merseyside. The Hammers are just two points behind Nottingham Forest for the final safety slot in the Premier League table.
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