Sam Allardyce has revealed that both Diafra Sakho and Alex Song are expected to be involved in this weekend's Premier League clash with Swansea - whilst the inclusion of Mark Noble is also a possibility.
Sakho, who was touch and go for the West Brom trip earlier in the week and Song, who has been out of action since the goalless draw with Aston Villa at the beginning of November are both expected to be in the 18-man party to face the Jacks at the Boleyn Ground this Saturday lunchtime.However Noble's situation is slightly more precarious and the vice captain may have to wait for the trip to Sunderland before making his return.
"Diafra Sakho and Alex Song have been training with us this week," confirmed Allardyce. "They're in contention to make the squad but we'll have to wait and see because they've both been out for a while.
"We don't want to throw them in too early and risk further injury. Mark Noble could also make it but we don't have much time after the injury he picked up last weekend.
"We're looking forward to having Diaf back though I'm not sure he's ready to start a match yet. We've also got Enner back, he played 25 minutes against West Brom and then we've also got Carlton Cole and Mauro Zarate; these are the best striking options we've ever had."
In recent seasons West Ham have fared well against Swansea. On the four occasions the two clubs have met this century (all in the last two two seasons), West Ham have lost just once - and kept clean sheets in the last three meetings, including successive wins at the Boleyn.
However Allardyce believes his players will be tested to the hilt, having played three times in the space of a week.
"It's been a busy week and we've got six points so far so we're all happy with that," he said. "However I think Sunday's game is the biggest test of them all. Three games in eight days is a big test but we're approaching it with confidence.
"We want to build some momentum ahead of our massive Christmas fixtures with Chelsea and Arsenal. We know both those games will be very difficult so to get as many points as we can beforehand will be very useful.
"If we win, what a great week it would've been for us."
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