Di Canio returns for West Ham

Glenn Roeder and Terry Venables may be close friends from their days together at Queens Park Rangers two decades ago but they went into this match as fierce rivals with both managers under pressure to get a result.

West Ham were the only team in the Premiership without a home win, and Roeder made three changes to the side who lost to Oldham at Upton Park in the Worthington Cup on Wednesday.