Big day for Irons defender as Fab hopes rise

Hopes are high that Lukasz Fabianski will be available for his first game since breaking down at Bournemouth on September 28 against Leicester City at the London Stadium this evening (Sat).

It was predicted a few days ago from insiders that the Hammer of the Year was likely to return for this game and with David Martin still apparently unavailable all fingers are now firmly crossed that Manuel Pellegrini will decide -on advice from the medical staff –  he is now ready.

Fab is understood to be in the squad along with Roberto and Joseph Ananag with a decision set to be taken closer to kick off.

Manuel Pellegrini has named an original  squad of 20 – with two to be excluded – and we understand that Winston Reid was involved in it for the first time in two years along with Nathan Holland.

It’s a great day for Winston to be named in a squad which seriously needs to get something from today’s game if  Pellegrini doesn’t finally find himself in Last Chance Saloon against Bournemouth on New Year’s Day.

Mark Noble is set to play and the view of most insiders is that Robert Snodgrass is likely to continue as the attacking midfielder.