
Ilunga to miss Hull with injury
Herita Ilunga is to miss Saturday’s match away to Hull. He still hasn’t recovered from the hamstring injury that kept him out in the defeat to Everton. Kieron Dyer is also still out through injury with a hamstring injury. The rest of the squad are fit.
It’s expected that Franco will partner Carlton Cole upfront with Hines on the bench. Cole is one booking away from a suspension.
A victory would be enough to take West Ham out of the relegation zone, it’s vital we win let’s hope Hull marks the start of a resurgence during the winter peroid with winnable games coming up against Burnley (next weekend), Birmingham away (December 12th) and Portsmouth home (26th December).