West Ham welcome Everton to The Boleyn Ground this weekend in a Premier League match, however the good news is they will be without big hairy star player Marouane Fellaini as he serves the first of a three-match suspension.
Fellaini was handed a ban by the Football Association for his head butt on Stoke’s Ryan Shawcross last weekend, although some thought he got off lightly as it was one of at least three separate incidents.
Phil Neville is also out with a knee injury so the familiar face of Germany international Thomas Hitzlsperger, ironically known as Der Hammer, could be given a run out against his former club.
There are also doubts over Tony Hibbert and Kevin Mirallas who are struggling with injuries.
The good news for West Ham United is the return of midfield player Jack Collison who makes the squad for the first time this season, Collison has not played a match since undergoing surgery in the summer and his last appearance was in the play-off final win over Blackpool.
Manager Big Sam Allardyce has been in need of a boost as the injury list has been gathering more members with Mohamed Diame (hamstring), Ricardo Vaz Te (shoulder) and Alou Diarra (thigh) all missing, while Andy Carroll and Yossi Benayoun remain out with knee problems.
West Ham could climb up to 8th in the table should they secure 3 valuable points over Everton and other results go their way.
Bobby’s Prediction: 3-2
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