Hammers captain returns for FA Cup replay

West Ham skipper Lucas Neill returned from a hamstring injury at Eastlands tonight as the 2005 finalists looked to go beyond the first stage of this season’s FA Cup by beating Manchester City.

Neill was part of a strong Hammers line-up, which also included Lee Bowyer and one-time City target Dean Ashton, given a chance to impress Fabio Capello’s long-time advisor Franco Baldini.