West Ham Skipper Mark Noble is planning to join the 3,000 strong away army of fans who will make their way to Sunderland on Saturday.

Noble earned his tenth yellow card last Saturday meaning he will face two-match ban but that won’t stop the born and bred West Ham fan travelling up with the squad.

Nobes told WHUFC.com “I wouldn’t be able to relax otherwise. My Saturday would be the worst Saturday in history if I didn’t go.”

“I need to be there, so I’m pretty sure the manager will be happy with me travelling up with the lads and supporting them, because obviously we’re in this together.”

“We’ll take a lot of fans to what is another important game for us and I believe we can go there after Saturday and get a result.”