A late change to the West Ham lineup this evening after Łukasz Fabiański was injured in the warm-up and is replaced by Darren Randolph.
David Martin comes onto the substitutes bench. Fabianksi is watching the game from the stands so hopefully it is just a small muscle pull and nothing too serious.
Ryan Fredericks isn’t in the match squad due to covid related issues as confirmed by David Moyes to BT Sports viewers.
Asked why Ryan Fredericks is missing from the squad Moyes simply said: “Covid.”
Asked whether there were other players affected Moes sadi? “It’s a private matter, I’ve given you one name already.”
Claret and Hugh understand the West Ham defender is self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive.
Yesterday the manager commented on several games being postponed because of CoVid by telling reporters:
“They didn’t stop the games when me and two players got Covid, when we got it. They’ve chosen now this time that they will do that, I thought it was you had to have 14 players. The original point was to say that you would go into your Academy and get the players, so I don’t know if those rules have changed or if it’s different or different situations. I am not privy to the club so I can’t really comment on it but I can only tell you the rules which we were made aware of at the start about it.”
Get well soon Ryan.