Hammers likely to face fitness tests
The manager looks likely to call on the services of 21-year-old Ben Johnson if one or both fails their fitness tests.
Coufal suffered a groin injury after a nasty clash with Nemanja Matic against Manchester United, Moyes confirmed in his Leeds pre-match press conference that he was having treatment and has struggled to train since the league cup game. He managed to play against Leeds but has struggled to train and was excluded from international duty with the Czech republic.
Fredericks has been out of action a few more weeks with the manager saying at the beginning of October “I m not sure about Ryan. We’re thinking [he’s] not too far away. There is a chance [he] could be available.”
The manager was vague in yesterday’s press conference not really giving an update on either player.
Ben Johnson’s main position is a right-back even though he is often played out of position, Craig Dawson is another option for the manager as a right-sided centre back. Moyes has a number of options with no other injury concerns outside of the two right-backs.