Slav welcomes big two back
And despite early predictions that Michail Antonio would be missing the manager confirmed that he also looked okay for the match at the London Stadium.
However, Pedro Obiang – despite reports that had recovered from his muscle injury – remains unavailable for the match.
Bilic explained that despite conceding three goals last weekend, West Ham have mainly fixed the defensive problems that hindered the side earlier in the season.
And he claimed the errors have been worked on in training and that he and the squad are taking heart from three clean sheets prior to the match.
And he added he sees “much potential” in an Andy Carroll/Chicharito partnership but added that getting both in the starting X1 doesn’t completely lend itself to a defensively stable formation but the quality the two offer is needed to score goals and win matches