Bolton v West Ham

Bolton v West Ham April 11 2008

Matthew Upson is set to return to the West Ham side for the Barclays Premier League clash at struggling Bolton after recovering from a calf injury.

Upson has been sidelined for over a month and was forced to miss England's defeat to France but has been training all week and is likely to slot straight back into the West Ham defence.

Right-back Lucas Neill is a doubt after turning his ankle in Tuesday's 1-0 defeat to Portsmouth, with both Jonathan Spector or John Pantsil ready to fill in.

Mark Noble is struggling with a hamstring strain but Wales Under-21 international Jack Collison is in line to make his first senior start for West Ham.

Captain Kevin Nolan will return to lead relegation-threatened Bolton.

The midfielder has missed Bolton's last two matches through a combination of injury and suspension, during which time Gary Megson's side have conceded seven goals and seen their winless run extend to eight games.

Ivan Campo is also pushing for a recall to the starting line-up but Joey O'Brien is likely to be ruled out with a hamstring injury and joins long-term absentees Ricardo Gardner, Nicky Hunt and Jussi Jaaskelainen on the sidelines.

Squads

Bolton: Al Habsi, Steinsson, Cahill, A O'Brien, Taylor, Guthrie, McCann, Nolan, Davies, Helguson, Diouf, Campo, Cohen, Samuel, Giannakopoulos, Rasiak, Alonso, Fojut, Walker.

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



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