West Ham United v Wigan Athletic team news
Wednesday, 6 December 2006 15:54Yossi Benayoun could return to the West Ham United squad for tonight's clash with Wigan Athletic.
The Israeli international did not travel to Goodison Park for Sunday's 2-0 defeat to Everton after taking a bang to the knee in training.
Danny Gabbidon remains sidelined with a knee problem so James Collins is set to continue at the heart of West Ham's defence.
Wigan manager Paul Jewell will give the same players hammered 4-0 by Liverpool on Saturday the chance to redeem themselves at West Ham.
No injury problems were reported from that match, in which striker Emile Heskey made his comeback after a two-match lay-off with a calf injury.
Captain Arjan de Zeeuw is still struggling with a toe injury which forced him to miss the weekend game while wingers Gary Teale and Antonio Valencia are still feeling the effects of hamstring injuries.
West Ham squad: Green, Spector, Collins, Ferdinand, Konchesky, Benayoun, Mullins, Reo-Coker, Etherington, Sheringham, Harewood, Cole, Zamora, Tevez, McCartney, Mascherano, Kiraly, Bowyer.
Wigan Athletic: Kirkland, Boyce, Jackson, Hall, Baines, McCulloch, Skoko, Scharner, Kilbane, Camara, Heskey, Pollitt, Johansson, Landzaat, Wright, Cotterill, De Zeeuw, Todorov, Webster.
