Sunderland v West Ham March 28 2008
Teenage striker Freddie Sears is struggling to be fit for West Ham's Premier League clash at Sunderland after suffering a groin injury.
But Bobby Zamora is expected to return to the Hammers squad after missing the 1-1 draw at Everton last weekend with blisters. Central defender Matthew Upson is still a doubt after missing the last three games - and England's defeat to France - with a calf injury.
And with Danny Gabbidon (groin) and James Collins (knee) also sidelined, England Under-19 defender James Tomkins could continue at the back after making his West Ham debut at Goodison Park. Manager Alan Curbishley is still without Julien Faubert (calf), Craig Bellamy (stomach), Matthew Etherington and Lee Bowyer (both groin) while Kieron Dyer (broken leg) is out for the season.
Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones could return to the squad after recovering from a virus.
The 23-year-old should be available after missing last Saturday's victory at Aston Villa and Trinidad and Tobago's midweek friendly, although international team-mate Carlos Edwards is rated at only 50-50 with a groin problem.
Danny Collins (dead leg) and Nyron Nosworthy (groin) are expected to retain their places in the squad, but Dickson Etuhu (knee) will be missing for several weeks yet.
Squads:
Sunderland: Gordon, Fulop, Bardsley, Collins, McShane, Evans, Higginbotham, Harte, Whitehead, Reid, Leadbitter, Edwards, Miller, Richardson, O'Donovan, Jones, Waghorn, Murphy, Stokes, Chopra, Prica.
West Ham: Green, Walker, Neill, Ferdinand, Upson, Tomkins, Spector, McCartney, Pantsil, Solano, Parker, Mullins, Noble, Collison, Ljungberg, Boa Morte, Ashton, Zamora, Cole, Sears.