Injury Expert: Four West Ham United players face late fitness tests v Southampton
West Ham United are facing a potential mini-injury crisis going into their Premier League showdown with Southampton this weekend.
Ben Dinnery has now shared that four players in the squad are now facing late fitness tests, with Michail Antonio, Kurt Zouma, Thilo Kehrer and Craig Dawson having problems.
Angelo Ogbonna is one who won’t be making the trip though, as he limped off in the Conference League win against Anderlecht on Thursday evening.
Expert, Dinnery, has shared the latest news on his Premier Injuries website on Friday as Moyes crosses his fingers for positive results ahead of the St Mary’s trip.
Antonio and Zouma should be fine to recover given they were just suffering from a cold and the sniffles, hopefully something that has disappeared if not COVID-19.
Dawson had that dead leg with Kehrer more of a precaution.
Crisis.
With late fitness tests likely to take place in the next 48 hours, we will soon find out whether or not all are available, or if more than a couple are missing.
Antonio and Zouma is less fitness and more physical state given their illnesses that have kept them away from the club likely as they keep up defences from the pandemic.
Dawson was dragged off against Anderlecht after coming off the bench himself to replace Ogbonna after he was forced off, so losing both would be a huge blow.
Kehrer would be needed more than ever if both of those were missing, so the German international being kept out as a precaution was smart from Moyes.
The depth now available is a real weapon though with the amount of money spent over the summer now looking more than worth it with more than enough players available.
Emerson can drop into left-back and Aaron Cresswell can move more central if needed, so there are answers if West Ham United start to struggle.
Let’s hope for good news.