No Noble for Hammers

West Ham will once again be without Mark Noble for the Barclays Premier League match at Derby tomorrow.

The England Under-21 international midfielder was due to undergo a double hernia operation in Munich today after playing with pain in recent weeks and he is unlikely to be back before the home match against Tottenham on November 25.

Manager Alan Curbishley continues to be hampered by a lengthy injury list, but he hopes to include the recovering trio of Fredrik Ljungberg, Dean Ashton and James Collins in his squad.

Provisional squad: Green, Wright, Neill, Gabbidon, Upson, McCartney, Ferdinand, Collins, Solano, Bowyer, Mullins, Etherington, Boa Morte, Cole, Pantsil, Spector, Camara, Reid, Ljungberg, Ashton.