It’s Hammer time, Mullins warns Wanderers

HAYDEN MULLINS has warned Bolton that West Ham are out for revenge in tonight’s FA Cup fifth round replay at Upton Park.

The sides have met four times this season and West Ham’s best return was the battling goalless draw that set up this replay. Bolton knocked them out of the Carling Cup and won both Premiership games, including a 4-1 thrashing at the Reebok Stadium last Saturday. But the Hammers are set to be back at full strength after boss Alan Pardew rested a number of key players over the weekend.

Anton Ferdinand is set to return from midfield to the heart of West Ham’s defence while Dean Ashton, Marlon Harewood, Yossi Benayoun and Nigel Reo-Coker are all in line to start. And Mullins warned they have a few old scores to settle.

“It was a massive disappointment on Saturday, and not a nice game to be involved in,” said Mullins.

“We were never at the races - but the good thing is we’ve got a chance to put things right immediately. And the feeling among all the lads is that it is going to be a very different game.”

Meanwhile, Henrik Pedersen is determined to help Bolton win the FA Cup after a four-month absence with an Achilles injury. The 30-year-old Dane could get a place in the starting line-up after scoring last weekend after stepping off the bench.

Pedersen featured in 13 matches this campaign before suffering injury.

El-Hadji Diouf, Bruno N’Gotty and Abdoulaye Faye could also come into contention.

Pedersen said: “We are expecting a totally different game at their place. They’ll be angry after what happened on Saturday and will be out for revenge.”