West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo gave an update on two injured Irons, earlier today, Oliver Scarles (shoulder) and Crysencio Summerville (undisclosed/unspecified). Neither will be available for selection on Thursday night at Old Trafford, but the latter could be ready on Sunday, when the Hammers visit Brighton & Hove Albion.
Santo responded to a question about Summerville ‘s availability, stating: “I don’t think so, unfortunately. We’ll assess him, but for Thursday, I think it’s going to be too soon.”
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Regarding Scarles, he said: “Ollie started training without contact – not cleared for full training yet – but involved in many parts of the sessions.”
Elsewhere Lukasz Fabianski remains out with a lower back injury and Lucas Paqueta is suspended for this match, after receiving two yellow cards in the 2-0 loss to Liverpool on Sunday. His absence means that attacker Luis Guilherme could be given a rare start against Manchester United at the Theatre of Dreams in midweek.
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