West Ham’s problems against Chelsea and Eintracht Frankfurt are well known as we head into the most important seven days in a very long time.

Today’s game at Stamford Bridge givens us a real chance of re0entering the top six after Manchester United’s defeat at Arsenal but Thursday night us as critical as it gets.

And it seems that the manager will have little toom for manoeuvre given his reluctance to use any of the Under 23s  at the back.

We are of course assuming that turns out to be the case against Chelsea but it does seem very likely given the under 23s captain Aji Alese played against Fulham late last week .

However, at least the Germans too have been reported as having their own have injury and suspension problems.

Diant Ramaj, Dijbril Sow and Christopher Lenz are thought to  be doubtful but the biggest blow is that central defender and a major player Evan Ndicka [pictured above] will miss the game through suspension according to Transfermarkt in what could well be a massive blow to the visitors.

Ndicka has bagged four goals and four assists thuis season. During those appearances, he has averaged 1.9 tackles, 1.5 interceptions and 4.4 clearances per game (Who Scored).

The 22-year-old per Hammers News has also won 3.8 aerial duels per match and has recorded a completion rate of 83.3% from 56.9 attempted passes per game (Who Scored).