West Ham v Derby

West Ham v Derby April 18 2008

West Ham look set to welcome back captain Lucas Neill (ankle) as well as midfielder Freddie Ljungberg and Mark Noble (both hamstring) for the visit of relegated Derby in the Premier League.

Winger Julien Faubert has also returned to training after a calf problem and could feature.

However, centre-half Anton Ferdinand has been added to the long list of absentees following a hamstring injury suffered during last weekend's defeat at Bolton, so John Pantsil or Jonathan Spector are set to stand in.

Derby manager Paul Jewell will select from an unchanged squad.

Australia international Miles Sterjovski will again undergo a late fitness test on an Achilles problem ahead of the trip to Upton Park.

Marc Edworthy (cracked rib) remains sidelined along with long-term absentees Claude Davis and Giles Barnes (both knee).

Squads:

West Ham: Green, Neill, Upson, Pantsil, McCartney, Parker, Collison, Mullins, Ashton, Zamora, Boa Morte, Walker, Tomkins, Spector, Cole, Sears, Noble, Ljungberg, Faubert.

Derby: Carroll, Moore, Leacock, McEveley, Mears, Sterjovski, Stubbs, Savage, Ghaly, Lewis, Miller, Villa, Earnshaw, Todd, Jones, Feilhaber, Price.



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