West Ham v Watford: Hammers injury woes, Hornets star set to return

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Jack Wilshere will once again be missing from the West Ham squad to face Watford.

The injury-jinxed midfielder has an ankle problem which has forced him to miss the Hammers’ last three matches. [phone]


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Striker Lucas Perez could return from a foot injury but Marko Arnautovic, Andriy Yarmolenko, Manuel Lanzini, Ryan Fredericks, Carlos Sanchez and Winston Reid remain sidelined.

Provisional squad: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Diop, Balbuena, Masuaku, Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Anderson, Antonio, Hernandez, Adrian, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Obiang, Diangana, Carroll, Perez.

Etienne Capoue returns from suspension for Watford.

The midfielder is available again after serving a three-game ban following his red card at Leicester on December 1.

Will Hughes (hip), Andre Gray (leg), Sebastian Prodl (knee) and Adalberto Penaranda (foot) remain sidelined for the Hornets.

Provisional squad: Foster, Cathcart, Kiko, Holebas, Kabasele, Sema, Doucoure, Quina, Pereyra, Deeney, Success, Capoue, Gomes, Mariappa, Masina, Wilmot, Chalobah, Deulofeu, Okaka.

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