Roeder gives youth a chance

West Ham manager Glenn Roeder today named England Under-19 defender Glen Johnson and Trinidad and Tobago-born midfield prospect Brent Rahim in his squad to visit Chesterfield in the Worthington Cup second round tomorrow.

Johnson only celebrated his 18th birthday in August while Rahim impressed with a 30-yard goal for the reserves in the 2-1 defeat by Leicester last week.

French striker Frederic Kanoute is definitely out after suffering a groin injury in the fourth minute of West Ham’s first victory of the season at Chelsea on Saturday. Roeder has also included third-string goalkeeper David Forde, recently recovered from injury, in his squad.

Team (from): James, Schemmel, Repka, Dailly, Winterburn, Breen, Minto, Cole, Sinclair, Lomas, Cisse, Carrick, Garcia, Di Canio, Defoe, Camara, Johnson, Rahim, Van der Gouw, Forde.